Board Members

Srikant Sastry - Chairman of the Board – CAM-I

CEO, STRATrockers LLC

Srikant is an authentic, inspiring leader who sets bold strategies, builds collaborative teams and culture, and raises brand and eminence to deliver sustained long-term results. He has led rapid growth of Advisory Services at two major accounting firms through strategic and operational leadership. From 2020, he served as Managing Partner, Advisory Services for Cherry Bekaert LLC where he led the dynamic growth of a digitally driven, industry-aligned practice addressing complex challenges faced by commercial lower mid-market, not for profit, and public sector entities. In five years, Srikant took the Advisory practice from $50M to $250M in revenues, with strong organic growth and inorganic growth fueled by private equity investment.

Previously, he served as Grant Thornton's National Managing Principal of Advisory Services, where he developed and executed a highly successful growth strategy for the US Advisory business across industries, including commercial and public sectors. Srikant achieved hypergrowth by focusing on creating, protecting, and transforming value for clients, thereby creating a full-service consultancy targeted to the Russell 2000 and nearly doubling revenues from $400M to over $700M in five years – primarily through organic growth. Prior to that, he led Grant Thornton’s Global Public Sector for three years, raising its market stature and growing revenues from $125M to $200M.

Srikant serves on the Foundation Board of Directors for the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. He also actively supports Indiana University’s nationally top-ranked O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs where he serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council and served on O’Neill’s Distinguished Alumni Council (Chair 2016-18). From 2015-17, Srikant served as Board Chairman of the Partnership Fund at nationally top-ranked Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, raising over $4 million. Srikant continues to serve as Board Chairman for the Consortium of Advanced Management-International (CAM-I).

In 2015, the Washington Business Journal recognized Srikant as a Minority Business Leader of the Year. In 2016, the Alexandria VA Chamber of Commerce named Srikant as Business Leader of the Year. In 2017, Consulting Magazine named Srikant a Top 25 Consultant for Leadership Excellence. In 2019, IU named Srikant the 2019 O’Neill SPEA Distinguished Alumni Award winner. And in 2021, the Association of Government Accountants presented Srikant with the Andy Barr Award for Leadership and Outstanding Contributions to the Federal Sector.

Carmel Call

Director Business Resource Center
King County, Seattle
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Carmel Call is Director of the Business Resource Center at King County, Washington. With 2.2 million residents in 39 cities and unincorporated areas, King County is the nation’s 13th-largest county with a biennial budget of $12.6 billion. It also has one of the most diverse populations in the United States. Her team manages the ERP systems that support the County’s Financials, Procurement, HR, Benefits and Payroll operations for approximately 45 lines of business.

Carmel has extensive IT project and program management, ERP systems development, commercial systems development, and IT product management experience across both public and private sector industries in the US, Canada, and UK.

Carmel currently serves on the CAM-I Board and is the co-chair of its Value, Cost & Profitability Interest Group. The group are currently updating CAM-I methodologies and tools like Activity Based Costing, Target Costing, Value Analysis for relevance to a broader group of stakeholders beyond shareholders and adaptive to organizational goals related to community investments, diversity and inclusion, employee engagement and response to impacts of climate change.

Carmel holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Birmingham, UK. She is a member of PMI and is a PMI certified project manager.:

Robert W. Patrick Jr.

Senior Director, ATI Defense Allegheny Technologies

Rob Patrick is a director of business development in the ATI Defense Market Sector team focusing on ground vehicles and airframes, developing strategies to grow ATI’s business in these areas across all branches of the U.S. Military and on all major Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army platforms. Based in Washington D.C., Rob works closely with ATI’s business units, defense prime contractors, and military personnel to develop relationships and strategies to generate value.

Rob was named to his current position in June 2020. Rob retired from a 28-year career in the U.S. Navy with numerous operational and staff tours supporting military operations around the world. Rob has over 2500 hours and 450 carrier arrestments in the S-3 Viking, P-3 Orion, and P-8 Poseidon. He was the commanding officer of Patrol Squadron 10 and Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10. His staff tours included instructor at the US Naval Academy, Executive Assistant to the Commander of Naval Air Forces, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Executive Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller.

Rob holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Science in Human Resources and Leadership from the Naval Postgraduate School, and Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy. He is also a Certified Defense Financial Manager. Rob is based in Washington, D.C.

Mohan Gopalakrishnan

Associate Professor
Arizona State University West
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Mohan Gopalakrishnan is an award-winning researcher with a wide range of interests. His work has explored global supply chain risk management, health care operations management, non-profit humanitarian logistics management, web-congestion and technology capacity management, product design and target costing, pricing and revenue management, “purchase-cards” and inventory management, project management, ware housing and distribution management, and manufacturing planning and control.

His work has been widely cited and published in leading journals, including Journal of Supply Chain Management, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Operational Research, European Journal of Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Information Management, Leadership Quarterly, and Management Science. His projects have been funded by the National Science and Engineering Research Council – Quebec, the Seagram Foundation, and American Express Global Technologies, among others.

His teaching focuses on global operations and supply-chain management, business-process excellence management, lean and six-sigma management, project management, and technology management and he has won multiple awards for “Outstanding Teaching Excellence.” Prior to joining ASU in 1998, Gopalakrishnan held a faculty position in Decision Sciences and MIS at Concordia University, Canada, and previously taught at IIT-Chennai, Great Lakes Institute of Management, and IIM-Ahmedabad. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Madras in India, and his master’s and doctorate at the University of Alabama.

Lea Patterson

CEO
Pilbara Group

Lea Patterson is the CEO of Pilbara Group a consulting and software company. Pilbara specializes in the development of large-scale cost, predictive and environmental models. Lea has a wide-range of experience in Activity-Based Costing for Military and Higher Education and has been involved with modelling projects in Telecommunications, Insurance and Oil/Gas decommissioning.

Lea completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Computing Engineering) at the Queensland University of Technology in 1991 and joined the Royal Australian Navy in his final year, as a Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer. He was sent to HMAS Swan to commence his on-board engineering training, then posted to Platform Manager Surface Ships as a Contracts Officer.

Lea was offered a job with Rockwell International (now Boeing) as a reliability engineer for the Australian Collins Class Submarine Weapons System. He also remained in the Navy Reserves and was posted to the RAN Activity-Based Costing project, where he learnt about ABC while supporting the roll-out of the model throughout the entire Australian Navy.

He was offered a consulting position with a newly formed company (ABM Technologies Australia) and eventually became a director and owner of the company and was responsible for taking the company into the US to start building ABC models for the US Navy (Pacific Fleet and Atlantic Fleet) and establishing the US company, Pilbara Group.

Since then, the company has focused on the Higher Education sector, with legacy Oil/Gas decommissioning modelling and now slowly working on cost and environmental models to help organizations transition to a greener business model in a financially sustainable way.

Dr. Saju Skaria

CEO of Digitech Services Inc.

Dr. Saju Skaria, is a visionary leader, business executive, mentor, speaker, and author renowned for his expertise in international business, information technology, outsourcing, and cultural diversity. His leadership philosophy is grounded in Servant Leadership and the belief that exceeding stakeholder expectations through clarity of purpose is essential for business success.

Dr. Skaria's extensive experience in global business and IT outsourcing equips him to guide clients in transforming their businesses into modern digital enterprises. His global perspective, practical skills, and leadership have enabled him to create a unique ecosystem of customers, partners, and service professionals. This ecosystem delivers value-based IT solutions to Fortune and Global 1000 corporations, making Dr. Skaria a leader in strategic large deals, business and technology consulting, large account management, strategy development, market analysis, global delivery, P&L management, innovation, and sales & operations.

Dr. Skaria is the Chairman and CEO of The Skaria Foundation, a US 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. He also serves on the Board of Hope Foundation, which supports girls aged 6-21 from underserved communities in India by promoting emotional strength, education, employment, and entrepreneurship. Additionally, he is an Executive Advisor to the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

As an accomplished author and engaging public speaker, Dr. Skaria shares his insights on industry dynamics, the future workforce, IT innovations, and leadership during change and growth. His passion for workplace inclusion and his efforts to bridge the gap between the professional world and academic institutions are evident in his work. A US citizen with an international and bi-cultural background, Dr. Skaria is well-suited for global settings.

Anthony Pember

Managing Director – Cherry Bekaert

Recognized as a strong leader with a clear vision and proven ability to manage and develop committed, performance-oriented teams in demanding environments. Known for a commitment to providing top quality solutions that meet client needs while managing and developing a dynamic team. Dedicated to success through a focus on clients, team members, and quality results. Enjoys the challenges brought by each new client, takes pride in creating innovative solutions to problems, and is proficient at implementing as well as managing projects.

Respected as an innovator and thought leader in cost and performance management with over 20 years of extensive consulting experience in both the private and public sectors. Offers a unique global perspective on enterprise and strategic issues, with international experience providing innovative, tailored solutions for numerous clients in the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and Great Britain.

Panelist and speaker on various topics around cost and performance management. Delivered in-depth training to a wide variety of audiences on the use of cost management tools and techniques to enhance organizational improvement and cost effectiveness. Published several articles on the use of management accounting principles to drive environmental performance – a novel approach to using traditional management tools to manage and measure environmental impact. Serves as a subject matter expert for the Consortium for Advanced Management – International (CAM-I), a preeminent non-profit cost, performance, and process research organization.

Specialties: Development and implementation of cost and performance management models, Technology Business Management (TBM), Digitalization approach, Efficiency and effectiveness, value analysis, business intelligence architectures and solutions, data analysis, software development, and project management. Experience in the manufacturing, human resources, logistics, sales and marketing business units in multinational pharmaceutical companies, and private and public arenas. Extensive background in the analysis and benchmarking of both quantitative and qualitative performance measures.

Anthony has been a valuable contributor at the Consortium for Advanced Management (CAM-I), the global leader in cost, process, and performance management.

Other specialties: Development and implementation of cost and performance management models, Technology Business Management (TBM), business intelligence architectures and solutions, data analysis, software development, and project management.