Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 5, 2000

James Mcgonigle – The Corporate Executive Board Co (exbd)

James J. McGonigle is the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Executive Board with responsibility for strategy and performance at this newly public company. He is also a member of the CEB Board of Directors and chairs the firm's Executive Committee. Prior to joining the Corporate Executive Board in May of 1995, Mr. McGonigle was a Consultant in the Financial Institutions Group at McKinsey & Company in New York. In his six years there, he served commercial and investment banking clients in the US, Belgium, Denmark, and Australia. His areas of focus included bank turnarounds, performance measurement, risk management, retail network design, database marketing, and business unit strategy. He also served clients in the telecommunications, food, and information services industries. Mr. McGonigle holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a little background, a short history of

Corporate Executive Board, just to set the stage for our readers?

Mr. McGonigle: The company was founded in 1983 by a