Mr. Karp has been consulting with local, regional, national and international companies in the professional services, construction and distribution industries. He has been recognized as a leading consultant for 35 years and is considered an expert in enhancing the performance of executives, organizational teams, Advisory Boards, and managers.
Mr. Karp is a Director in the Consulting Group of JH Cohn LLP where he works with a variety of rapidly growing companies. His project work includes strategic planning; staff reorganizations; redefining roles and assessing the capabilities of personnel; directing the recruitment and selection of key executives; creating creative compensation programs for senior executives and middle managers; and designing performance appraisal systems for many levels of personnel. He has re-engineered management processes for his clients in order to optimize productivity while improving quality, profitability, and on-time delivery. He has served as a mentor and coach for a number of Chief Executive Officers, Owners, Senior Executives and Middle Managers. Clients have continued to retain him for his wisdom and extensive experience.
Mr. Karp serves on the Advisory Boards of several client companies. He has published over 20 articles in leading trade journals on such subjects as Succession Planning, Excellent Performance, Innovative Marketing and Strategic Planning. He has appeared before more than 40 trade and industry groups.
Mr. Karp joined the Cohn Consulting Group through the merger with Videre Consulting in 2003. He was Chairman of Don Aux Associates, a leading management consulting firm serving middle market companies from 1998 to 2003. From 1972 to 2003, he served as President and Managing Partner. Prior to joining Don Aux Associates, Mr. Karp was a Senior Consultant in Marketing and Acquisition Services for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell. He has also held management positions in new product development and marketing with Litton Industries.
Mr. Karp holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Penn State University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business. He was also on staff at the Wharton School, where he taught statistics.
