About Us
Bright Idea Engine is a boutique consulting firm with offices in New York and Chicago. We partner with our clients to provide customized strategic advisory services for companies across different sectors. Get in touch with us to find out how we can help you.
Leadership
Amy is a transformation and growth advisor with over 18 years’ experience across retail, consumer, healthcare, and wellness. She has a passion for solving problems and developing new opportunities. Amy began her career at KPMG Consulting, rising to project manager. She spent 6 years on Wall Street in investment banking and investing. Additionally, she held strategy and finance roles at Weight Watchers, driving business optimization and innovation.
Amy holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Tulane University.
Amy Ruderman
Principal
Location: New York, NY
Kate Liebelt has over 20 years of experience as a strategy and operations consultant and people leader. She has led strategic planning, go-to-market planning, and product launches, as well as M&A integration and organizational redesign projects. Kate has spent most of her career focused on the healthcare and life sciences sector. Her previous employers and clients include AbbVie, Novartis, Takeda, Johns Hopkins Health System, Cleveland Clinic, Deloitte and PwC. Kate is a graduate of Washington University in Saint Louis.
Kate Liebelt
Principal
Location: San Francisco, CA
Kiran Chhapra has 18 years of management consulting experience creating value for businesses across the consumer, retail, technology, and financial sectors. She began her consulting career at PwC followed by Deloitte. Subsequently, she held corporate roles in strategy & operations driving business growth and improvement. She has a proven track record in delivering results and leading high performing global teams.
Kiran holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester.
Kiran Chhapra
Principal
Location: New York, NY
With over 15 years of experience in strategy development and implementation, Maureen is an accomplished leader with expertise in greenfield development, revenue growth, and business transformation across B2C and B2B businesses. Maureen partners with executives in digital health, retail, and gaming and leisure to quickly get at the heart of an issue and drive significant strategic, financial, and organizational impact.
Maureen’s previous roles include General Manager of Paid Loyalty at CVS Health, where she grew the company’s premier paid loyalty program, CarePass, by over 300%, and Head of Corporate Strategy at IGT.
Maureen Herlihy
Principal
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
With over ten years experience in Management and Strategy Consulting, Noah advises clients on organic growth and acquisition strategies. He has experience working in multiple industries, including consumer products, retail, and financial services.
Noah formerly worked at PwC Strategy& and spent nine years with PNC Bank, where he analyzed company financial performance as a Portfolio Manager.
Noah earned his MBA from Case Western Reserve and has an undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton.
Noah Frient
Principal
Email: NFrient@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Rodney has nearly 20 years of Management and Technology Consulting experience that reveals a business professional with a prodigious acumen for leading key strategic initiatives at leading companies.
Rodney began his career in Information Technology at PwC followed by Management Consulting at the Boston Consulting Group.
Rodney holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Chicago, and MS and BS degrees in Accounting from the University of Virginia.
Rodney Leger
Principal
Email: RLeger@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Rodney has nearly 20 years of Management and Technology Consulting experience that reveals a business professional with a prodigious acumen for leading key strategic initiatives at leading companies.
Rodney began his career in Information Technology at PwC followed by Management Consulting at the Boston Consulting Group.
Rodney holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Chicago, and MS and BS degrees in Accounting from the University of Virginia.
Rodney Leger
Principal
Location: Chicago, IL
Amy Ruderman
Principal
Amy is a transformation and growth advisor with ~18 years’ experience across consumer and health & wellness. She has a passion for solving problems and developing new opportunities. She began her career at KPMG Consulting, rising to project manager. She spent 6+yrs on Wall St in investment banking and investing. Additionally, she held Strategy and Finance roles at Weight Watchers, driving business optimization and innovation.
MBA, Columbia Business School & BA, Tulane University
Email: Amy@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Kiran Chhapra
Principal
Kiran has 18 years of management consulting experience creating value for businesses across the Consumer, Retail, Technology, and Financial sectors. She began her consulting career at PWC followed by Deloitte Consulting US and South Africa. In addition, she held corporate roles in strategy & operations driving business growth and improvement. She has a proven track record in advising clients on strategic, organizational, and operational issues, translating ideas into action, leading high performing global teams, and building strong relationships with C-level organizational leaders. Kiran holds an MBA specializing in Formulating and Implementing Business Strategies and a BS, with Honors, in Chemical Engineering.
Email: Kiran@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Kate Liebelt
Principal
Kate Liebelt has over 20 years of experience as a strategy and operations consultant and people leader.
She has led strategic planning, go-to-market planning, and product launches, as well as M&A integration and organizational redesign projects.
Kate has spent most of her career focused on the healthcare and life sciences sector.
Her previous employers and clients include AbbVie, Novartis, Takeda, Johns Hopkins Health System, Cleveland Clinic, Deloitte and PwC.
Kate is a graduate of Washington University in Saint Louis and lives in Chicago.
.Email: KLiebelt@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Maureen Herlihy
Principal
With over 15 years of experience in strategy development and implementation, Maureen is an accomplished leader with expertise in greenfield development, revenue growth, and business transformation across B2C and B2B businesses. Maureen partners with executives in digital health, retail, and gaming and leisure to quickly get at the heart of an issue and drive significant strategic, financial, and organizational impact.
Maureen’s previous roles include General Manager of Paid Loyalty at CVS Health, where she grew the company’s premier paid loyalty program, CarePass, by over 300%, and Head of Corporate Strategy at IGT, where she developed successful greenfield business plans in sports betting, loyalty and digital gaming.
Email: Maureen@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Noah Frient
Principal
With over ten years experience in Management and Strategy Consulting, Noah advises clients on organic growth and acquisition strategies. He has experience working in multiple industries, including consumer products, retail, and financial services.
Noah formerly worked at PwC Strategy& and spent nine years with PNC Bank, where he analyzed company financial performance as a Portfolio Manager.
Noah earned his MBA from Case Western Reserve and has an undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton.
Email: Noah@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Rodney Leger
Principal
Rodney has nearly 20 years of Management and Technology Consulting experience that reveals a business professional with a prodigious acumen for leading successful strategic initiatives.
Rodney began his career in Information Technology at PwC followed by Management Consulting at the Boston Consulting Group.
Rodney holds an MBA from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MS in Computer Science, University of Chicago, and MS and BS degrees in Accounting from the University of Virginia.
Email: Rodney@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Amy Ruderman
Principal
Amy is a transformation and growth advisor with ~18 years’ experience across consumer and health & wellness. She has a passion for solving problems and developing new opportunities. She began her career at KPMG Consulting, rising to project manager. She spent 6+yrs on Wall St in investment banking and investing. Additionally, she held Strategy and Finance roles at Weight Watchers, driving business optimization and innovation.
MBA, Columbia Business School & BA, Tulane University
Email: Amy@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Kiran Chhapra
Principal
Kiran has 18 years of management consulting experience creating value for businesses across the Consumer, Retail, Technology, and Financial sectors. She began her consulting career at PWC followed by Deloitte Consulting US and South Africa. In addition, she held corporate roles in strategy & operations driving business growth and improvement. She has a proven track record in advising clients on strategic, organizational, and operational issues, translating ideas into action, leading high performing global teams, and building strong relationships with C-level organizational leaders. Kiran holds an MBA specializing in Formulating and Implementing Business Strategies and a BS, with Honors, in Chemical Engineering.
Email: Kiran@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Kate Liebelt
Principal
Kate Liebelt has over 20 years of experience as a strategy and operations consultant and people leader.
She has led strategic planning, go-to-market planning, and product launches, as well as M&A integration and organizational redesign projects.
Kate has spent most of her career focused on the healthcare and life sciences sector.
Her previous employers and clients include AbbVie, Novartis, Takeda, Johns Hopkins Health System, Cleveland Clinic, Deloitte and PwC.
Kate is a graduate of Washington University in Saint Louis and lives in Chicago.
Maureen Herlihy
Principal
With over 15 years of experience in strategy development and implementation, Maureen is an accomplished leader with expertise in greenfield development, revenue growth, and business transformation across B2C and B2B businesses. Maureen partners with executives in digital health, retail, and gaming and leisure to quickly get at the heart of an issue and drive significant strategic, financial, and organizational impact.
Maureen’s previous roles include General Manager of Paid Loyalty at CVS Health, where she grew the company’s premier paid loyalty program, CarePass, by over 300%, and Head of Corporate Strategy at IGT, where she developed successful greenfield business plans in sports betting, loyalty and digital gaming.
Email: Maureen@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Noah Frient
Principal
With over ten years experience in Management and Strategy Consulting, Noah advises clients on organic growth and acquisition strategies. He has experience working in multiple industries, including consumer products, retail, and financial services.
Noah formerly worked at PwC Strategy& and spent nine years with PNC Bank, where he analyzed company financial performance as a Portfolio Manager.
Noah earned his MBA from Case Western Reserve and has an undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton.
Email: Noah@BrightIdeaEngine.com
Rodney Leger
Principal
Rodney has nearly 20 years of Management and Technology Consulting experience that reveals a business professional with a prodigious acumen for leading successful strategic initiatives.
Rodney began his career in Information Technology at PwC followed by Management Consulting at the Boston Consulting Group.
Rodney holds an MBA from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MS in Computer Science, University of Chicago, and MS and BS degrees in Accounting from the University of Virginia.
Email: Rodney@BrightIdeaEngine.com
