About Oliver Wight
The Innovator Who Started It All
Oliver Wight’s ideas have shaped how organizations around the world plan, execute, and perform. But who was the man behind the methodology that changed everything?
Our History
A Vision That Redefined How Companies Run
As a leader in manufacturing, Oliver Wight saw a clear divide in how companies operated. A few leading-edge companies had a disciplined, forward-looking approach. Planning was a shared responsibility, with people across the business contributing to a single, connected plan and working together to execute it.
Other organizations were stuck in reaction mode, constantly responding to the next disruption or crisis. Over time, this cycle of firefighting eroded customer service, reduced productivity, and blurred accountability. Without realistic, aligned plans, performance became subjective, and teams defaulted to blame rather than improvement.
Closing the Gap Between Outstanding and Underperforming
Oliver Wight formed the Oliver Wight Company in 1969 as a business improvement consultancy. A year later, he asked Walter Goddard to join and focus on supply chain education and leading-edge practices in materials management. Their mission was simple but ambitious: To help executives manage their business more professionally.
From the beginning, their focus was uncompromising — only practical, proven approaches that generated significant results. Success wasn’t defined by theory or attendance, but by whether clients achieved Class A performance.
As results spread, so did demand. In 1979, a team of seasoned executives were invited to form the Oliver Wight Education Associates to scale the impact. The differentiator that is still in place today is that Oliver Wight Business Advisors must have direct experience with the Oliver Wight methodology to guide businesses to the best results.
Oliver Wight’s influence did not end with his death in 1983. Through his teachings, writing, and speaking, he empowered thousands of leaders to rethink how businesses operate. Today, many of those principles underpin modern planning and execution.
Meet the Advisors
Meet the Transformation Leaders of Today
Explore our Business Advisors and understand the depth of experience behind every engagement.
Methodology
More Than a Theory
The Proven Path is our structured, real-world approach to aligning leadership, planning, and execution across the enterprise.
Our Values
The Principles
Behind Every Client Partnership and Transformation
Our core values inform how we work with clients, approach complex challenges, and build lasting capability and performance.
To ensure your teams will learn the skills, tools, and gain the confidence to sustain performance long after we’ve stepped away.
To challenge conventional thinking so clients benefit from the most effective, modern approaches to business planning and execution.
To empower organizations operating at scale and complexity to bring clarity and alignment where traditional models fall short.
MEET THE TEAM
Oliver Wight Americas Leadership
Andrea Montecchi
Chairman of Oliver Wight Americas and Oliver Wight International
With more than 20 years of global leadership, Andrea is known for leading organizations through transformation and operational excellence. He has led high-achieving teams to deliver growth, advance innovation, and drive results across international markets.
Tom Strohl
President of Oliver Wight Americas
Tom brings more than 40 years of business leadership experience, which includes 11 years as an Oliver Wight Americas Business Advisor specializing in Supply Planning and Execution and Integrated Business Planning.
Global Locations
A Worldwide Network of Expertise
We work across the Americas and deliver a seamless client experience in partnership with our teams in Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Oliver Wight Americas
PO Box 368
New London,
NH 03257 USA
+1 (603)-526-5800
Let’s Get to Work
We’ve spent decades helping turn complexity into clarity and plans into performance. Let’s explore what that could look like for your organization.