Rod has over 20 years of operations, finance and business transformation expertise within the telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare and service industries. Prior to founding Accel, he held various finance and operations leadership roles at Cincinnati Bell including Group Controller and Chief Procurement Officer. At Cincinnati Bell, Rod and his team were responsible for driving over $14 million in annual purchasing cost reductions along with a 42% increase in spend with minority business enterprises.

Prior to joining Cincinnati Bell, Rod was a management consultant with AT Kearney, Accenture, and Diamond Cluster International where he was a supply chain practice leader and sourcing subject matter expert. During his consulting career, Rod was involved in strategic sourcing and operations improvement initiatives that resulted in more than $1 billion in savings delivered to his Fortune 500 clients.

Rod earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the West Virginia Institute of Technology.

He earned his CPA credentials as an auditor with Deloitte & Touché.

Keith is an experienced supply chain consultant with more than 20 years of leadership in both consulting and in industry roles. He has a track record of implementing world class business performance for clients in the Utilities, Chemicals/Process, Pharmaceuticals and Telecommunications industries. He is skilled in cross supply chain integration and re-engineering, inventory management, strategic sourcing and financial analysis. Prior to joining Accel, Keith was a Senior Manager at Accenture where he led program delivery efforts for major clients including Southern Company, American Electric Power and General Electric. Keith was also responsible for developing Accenture's global procurement and strategic sourcing methodology training. Keith earned an MBA degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor of science in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Jim has 25 years of professional service business experience, 15 in management consulting and 10 as a CPA in public practice. Jim has extensive experience in leading major transformation efforts driving change through organizations in multiple industries. Jim was previously a Principal with AT Kearney, an international consulting firm with offices in 40 countries specializing in strategy and operations. Jim has extensive experience at FedEx, a company with a People, Service, Profits philosophy. Jim received his MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania where he was a Palmer Scholar. He also earned a Masters in Accounting from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Accounting from Baldwin-Wallace College.

Sue is an experienced consultant with over 25 years of experience leading breakthrough results in global organizations. She has a strong track record of providing value to clients across the USA and Asia. Consulting clients have included public and private schools, middle market companies and major corporations.

Prior to joining Accel, Sue spent six years in Japan, working exclusively with a Fortune 100 company with operations throughout Asia. She has helped organizations increase recruitment and retention, developed and deployed training programs, and led strategic and systemic change in management structure, staffing process, and talent supply.

Sue's corporate work experience includes twelve years at Procter and Gamble with extensive leadership experience in manufacturing management, business planning, supply chain and field sales customer development. She played a leadership role in union plant management, led high performance work system change and managed a manufacturing plant closure.

Sue earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University.

With more than 10 years experience, Anthony Jones has served in a variety of roles in both the corporate and nonprofit worlds. Prior to joining Accel, Anthony served as Director of Admissions for Fisk University. During his tenure, Anthony oversaw growth in full-time enrollees and increased freshmen enrollment by 45%. Prior to Fisk University, Anthony was Director for Recruitment Services at INROADS, Inc., an international career development organization that recruits and trains talented minority students and places them in business and industry. His clients included companies such as Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Proctor & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and IBM. Corporately, Anthony served as Director of Global Diversity for the Convergys Corporation. As director, he was responsible for the inclusion strategy worldwide, managing many of Convergys' external stakeholder relationships, developing and implementing diversity communication strategies and serving as a primary spokesperson on diversity