JANE DOWNEY
President

Jane Downey founded Clarity Concepts in 1996, to respond to rising demand for leadership skills, risk management and corporate training. Jane has 18 years experience in Risk Management and Insurance as well as over 10 years in the field of leadership coaching and corporate training.

Jane specializes in the new thinking on leadership as well as training program design and development. Jane integrates her work in risk management and business decisionmaking with the latest techniques in group process, facilitation and business creativity.

Jane has advised industry giants such as Modern Equipment Corporation, Saint-Gobain Corporation, Schott Corporation/Carl Zeiss Inc., and others. In addition, Jane has been active in nonprofits, having served as Treasurer and Education Chair of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, delivered coaching to WXPN radio, and served as founding member of the Delaware Valley RIMS/Spencer Foundation fundraiser.

In education, Jane taught as an adjunct professor at Temple and Penn State Universities. She holds certificates in holistic health, psychology and labyrinth facilitation. Jane earned a B.A. in Insurance and Risk Management, and an Masters in Education from Temple University.

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RON DENBROEDER
Director of Innovation Services

Ron denBroeder is Director of Innovation at Clarity Concepts. Ron comes to us from the Idea Factory, a renowned San Francisco-based Innovation Consulting firm where he served as Director. Ron specializes in the design and implementation of strategy consulting for corporate clients and government agencies, focusing on value creation through innovation and business creativity. Ron’s client engagements included Nokia Ventures, Kaiser Permanente, ABN-AMRO Bank, the Government of Singapore, and the U.S. Navy.

As a training consultant Ron has developed customized training manuals on facilitation skills, business creativity, leadership, and strategic simulations. Ron’s 19-year history as a facilitator and public speaker includes talks on leadership, team motivation, business strategy, and individual visioning. Ron’s current client assignments include Modern Equipment Corporation, Siemens Medical, and the National Association of Women Business Owners. Ron also manages partner relationships with boutique consulting firms Quid Pro Quo Performance Consulting, Resource Consultants Inc., and Take Charge Inc.

Ron is also a successful entrepreneur. He was founder and CEO of Group 121, a prestigious consulting and fundraising organization which specialized in serving top-tier performing arts organizations, with eight regional offices nationwide. Group 121 provided visionary marketing consulting, sales and development strategy, and sales/fundraising operations for such prestigious clients as The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Ballet, Seattle Symphony, and the Minnesota Orchestra. Partnering with an investment banking firm, Ron successfully sold the company in 1999.

Ron earned his Masters in Business Administration at the UCLA Graduate School of Management, where he specialized in finance and entrepreneurial studies. Ron received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in Comparative Literature and Film Studies. Ron’s fluency in German earned him assignments with the Department of German and with the Rassias Language Institute.