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 Dr. James R. Forcier Managing Director James R. Forcier is an economist and business strategist with over twenty years of research, planning, and consulting experience. As Bay Analytics' Managing Director, Dr. Forcier helps firms realize their economic objectives by maximizing their operational effectiveness, competitive responsiveness, and market positioning, as well as by presenting sound and firmly grounded economic arguments in legal and regulatory proceedings. During the first half of 2005, Dr. Forcier served as Stanford University's interim Finance Director. Prior to consulting, he was Director of Strategic Technology at AirTouch Communications with responsibility for incorporating technological innovations into AirTouch's international wireless telephone, paging, and satellite businesses. Before joining AirTouch Dr. Forcier was Competition Manager and Regulatory Group Manager at Pacific Telesis (now AT&T). Dr. Forcier received his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Southern California. He directs the Applied Economics program at the University of San Francisco and is the author of a book and numerous articles on economics and market strategy. A member of both the American Economics Association and the National Association for Business Economics, Dr. Forcier formerly served as Business & Economics chairman of the Commonwealth Club of California. He has been quoted in such publications as the Boston Globe, BusinessWeek online, Energy, InformationWeek, Nation's Business, Public Utilities Fortnightly, San Francisco Business Times and The Wall Street Journal, and has appeared on CNET Radio, KRON TV, MSNBC, National Public Radio and NBC Nightly News. Experience 1997 - Present Managing Director, Bay Analytics, San Francisco, California CEO of management consultancy specializing in business development and profitability enhancement for technology, financial services, retail, networking and telecommunications firms. Lead assignments for diverse clients including Amaranth Advisors, AT&T, Bluetooth SIG, BMC, SCO, Charles Schwab, Cisco Systems, Cable & Wireless, Laidlaw, Maersk, PCTel, Sun Microsystems and VISA. Q1 - Q3, 2005 Finance Director, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Interim business and finance director for all university information technology systems and services. Responsible for maximizing the value of intellectual and hardware resources; identifying opportunities for cost containment and profitable investment; ensuring compliance with governmental regulatory standards and generally accepted accounting principles; alignment of IT priorities and technical direction with university-wide strategic plans; managing staff of eleven and annual budget of $120 million. 1994 - 1997 Director of Strategic Technology, AirTouch Communications, San Francisco, California Chief of staff to CTO responsible for identifying, analyzing, and recommending new technologies to be incorporated in world-wide wireless businesses. Successfully deployed innovations in cellular/PCS telephony, paging, and satellite communications services offered both domestically and internationally. Group's efforts resulted in multi-million dollar annual revenue growth and the worldwide deployment of CDMA technology. 1991 - 1994 Chief Executive Officer, Holtz Corporation, Oakland, California Chief executive of corporate and leisure travel services company. Over 3.5-year period: raised labor productivity 25% through force reduction and job redefinition; implemented new marketing program targeting highest-margin consumer segment; redeveloped physical plant and replaced obsolete telecommunications and data management systems; priced services to cover costs and capture consumer surplus; eliminated outstanding debt; and sold company to larger competitor. 1988 - 1994 Competition / Regulatory Manager, Pacific Telesis Group, San Francisco, California Strategy director for the introduction of new telecommunications offerings. Obtained approval for ATM, Business Transaction Network, Fax Store and Forward, Knowledge Network Gateway and other services. For wholly-owned subsidiary, mitigated competitive losses of $35-$50 million annually and implemented most comprehensive consultative sales training program in company's history. Honors & Professional Activities
The University Of San Francisco Director, Applied Economics program Courses taught:
St. Mary's College Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Business Courses taught:
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