With over 30 years experience as CEO and consultant, Larry Mandelberg has been called both an organizational futurist and non-recovering serial entrepreneur.

He has launched 4 start-ups, led a merger, and performed a successful turnaround. Mandelberg has a monthly column in the Sacramento Business Journal called Eyes on Business where he has published over 40 articles.

Larry is a student of organizational lifecycles and has developed a system to help business owners create sustainable growth. He has been a guest on television and radio programs talking about business and entrepreneurship.

In his consulting practice, Growth by Design, Larry provides strategic planning, leadership development, executive coaching, and ethics training to mid-sized organizations and their Boards in a broad range of industries from television to scientific research.

In addition to his roles as a consultant and chairman for Innovative Education Management, Inc., Larry also provides communication training for Cooperative Personnel Services, teaches the team building class for the Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy, and is completing his MBA at the new Drexel University campus in Sacramento.

He has been married to his wife Nancy for 28 years and their children are of the 4 legged furry family that bark. Larry has been a member of the IEM board since July 2001, and Chairman since March 2003.