Senior advisers join North Highland and West Monroe in the US
West Monroe Partners has hired Joe Davey as Director of the firm’s Seattle-based Analytics and Technology practices, he joins from Pariveda Solutions where he was Vice President. North Highland has boosted its Texas operation by hiring EY Partner Brad Weatherly as Vice President and Market Lead.
Prior to joining West Monroe Partners, Joe Davey worked as a Vice President at business and solutions consultancy Pariveda Solutions for a year and a half, following a short four month stint as an independent consultant. He previously worked at Slalom Consulting in a number of senior roles, most recently as Managing Director of Slalom Phoenix. Prior to that, Davey held leadership roles in Slalom's Virtual Services arm and in the firm’s Seattle operation. he joined the consulting firm in 2009 as a Practice Director of CRM, Interactive Design/UX and Technology.
Earlier in his career, he worked at Two Degrees Consulting as a Portals Practice Leader, as a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft and was a Department Manager in the Customer Facing Systems Operations at Medtronic Emergency Response. Davey holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Washington and a Master of Business Administration in Ecommerce and Privacy Law from Seattle University.
In his new role as Director, Davey will lead the West Monroe's Seattle-based Analytics and Technology practices. He brings more than 18 years of experience in Analytics and Technology to the consultancy, specialising in analytics strategy, custom application, mobile, dashboard, and integration development to the firm’s growing practice.
Brian Paulen, Senior Director and leader of West Monroe’s Seattle office, says, “Joe Davey is a highly respected technology leader focused on combining technology, delivery, and design to create exceptional outcomes for clients. His unique combination of technical expertise and business acumen, and his ability to facilitate strong partnerships between delivery teams and software partners are vital qualities for leading clients through complex, technology-enabled business transformation.”
Davey adds, “I am impressed by West Monroe Partners’ ability to field teams with a strong blend of business and technology expertise, which is critical in situations of transformational change. I look forward to bringing my experience to bear for clients seeking to seize opportunities in their evolving markets.”
Prior to joining North Highland, Brad Weatherly worked at EY as a Partner in its Customer Technology practice for three years. He was previously at Infosys Consulting where he was a Partner for more than five years, working as the firm’s Global SAP Business Transformation Leader and Customer Operations Practice Leader. Earlier in his career he worked, briefly, at Accenture as a Partner, and for almost ten years at Deloitte, leaving in 2006 as a Senior Manager. Weatherly holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analysis and a Master of Information Science from the Texas A&M University - Mays Business School.
Weatherly joins North Highland as a Vice President and Market Lead of the firm’s Texas region operation. He is responsible for driving the firm’s Houston, Dallas, and Austin markets’ growth and successful client engagements across all industries.
Jim Arnold, president at North Highland and leader of the firm’s South region, says, “He is a hands-on leader, whose philosophy and collaborative values will enable success at North Highland and inspire our employee owners. We are looking forward to having Brad’s leadership drive growth in our Texas market.”
