When Business Plan and Real World Clash

Author: Eleena de Lisser

This Wall Street Journal piece by Eleena de Lisser examines the viewpoint of some of the early skeptics of Round Table Group's innovative expert search and referral concept. In the article, Russ Rosenzweig, Round Table Group's CEO, countered the "suggestion that RTG needs to be more credible and that professors are 'way down on the list' of desirable experts for business executives. Rosenzweig notes that "Renowned business-school professors actually have lots of real-world business experience. . . . Many of RTG's consulting professors serve as directors on boards of Fortune 500 companies and have enjoyed stellar former careers in business. [They are] particularly appealing and insightful to clients."

In response to another comment that RTG needed "to provide value to both the buying and selling experience, Mr. Rosenzweig says that "for the faculty, RTG provides marketing, administrative services [invoicing, for example] and access to our staff of research analysts [including Ph.D. candidates and MBAs]. For our clients, RTG creates nothing but world-class work products."

A decade after Ms. de Lisser's article, Round Table Group has proven its early skeptics wrong. It is still not only very much viable, but it is recognized as the leading authority in expert witness search and referral, connecting attorneys with expert witnesses in all fields. Its professional team of recruiters, researchers, and attorneys uses rigorous methodologies, subscription and proprietary databases (including its own network of over 100,000 experts), relationships with numerous consulting firms, literature analysis, and review of case law to quickly find unbiased expert witnesses and consultants. Round Table Group locates, assesses and delivers the right expert witness at the right time to help make its clients more successful.