ABOUT US
JOE SAGRILLA
CEO & Principal Consultant
Joe Sagrilla is a veteran management consultant and business advisor, seasoned business leader, and top business school faculty who is passionate about helping his clients thrive. Over the course of his career, Joe has worked with over 30 different multi-billion-dollar companies and delivered $30m of strategic projects while at leading global consulting firms including PwC, Ernst & Young, and Booz Allen Hamilton. He recently served as Chief Strategy Officer at a successful technology implementation startup, designing strategies that achieved 10x profitable revenue growth in just five years.
Returning to consulting as an independent practitioner, Joe is now the recognized leader for bringing world-class consulting and advisory solutions to organizations of all sizes across the US and globally.
In addition to his client work, Joe is a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business (ranked #6 business school) where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on strategy, business management, and financial analysis. Additionally, he is an Advisory Council member for the McCombs Master of Science in Business Analytics program, a Faculty Affiliate for the McCombs Center for Global Business, and a member of the McCombs Faculty Working Group on AI in Teaching & Learning.
Joe serves on the Board of Directors of Catalyzer, Inc., a leading provider of customized leadership development programs and talent management solutions.
Joe currently lives in Austin, Texas with his beautiful wife Stacey.
Core Values
INTEGRITY FIRST AND ALWAYS
Provide objective insights with an uncompromising commitment to the highest ethical standards. Think straight, talk straight.
LASTING VALUE DELIVERED
Design innovative solutions that deliver real business value now and into the future.
SUPERIOR CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Build long-term relationships by providing a world-class client experience.
Mission Statement
I believe that the free market, underpinned and enabled by Natural Law, is the greatest social technology yet discovered. Free markets reward organizations that create value for others and incentivize innovation and productivity. When organizations are innovative and productive, all of society benefits from better products, lower prices, and higher living standards. Further, free market trade across borders creates strong incentives for peace in an otherwise fractious world.
My mission is to promote free markets by helping businesses of all sizes become more competitive and profitable. I do this by brining my experience as a former Chief Strategy Officer and the world-class methods, frameworks, and best practices I mastered while working at leading global consulting firms like PwC, Ernst & Young, and Booz Allen Hamilton to the organizations I work with.
Experience & Credentials
Experience at a glance
20 years of consulting and business leadership experience
Award-winning consultant while at PwC, Ernst & Young, and Booz Allen Hamilton
Former startup Chief Strategy Officer achieving 10x profitable revenue growth in just five years
Consulting experience working with over 30 multi-billion-dollar companies
$30 million of consulting projects delivered on-time, on-budget
Global business experience across nine countries and four continents
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP, inactive)
Faculty at top US business school - University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business (#6 ranked business school)
Advisory Council member for McCombs School of Business Master of Science in Business Analytics program
Faculty Affiliate at McCombs School of Business Center for Global Business
Speaking
"Demystifying Strategy for the Finance Function: From Theory to Transformation." Financial Executives International (FEI), November 2025. Fort Worth, TX.
“Avoiding the 70% Failure Rate: Strategies for Successful Finance Transformation.” Financial Executives International (FEI), August 2025. Austin, TX.
“Change Management: Keys to Avoid the 70% Transformation Failure Rate.” Leadership Greater Huntsville Management Academy - Change Management Day, April 2025. Huntsville, AL.
“Effective Business Communications: Five Mistakes that can Limit your Impact.” University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, February 2025. Guest Lecture.
“Intercompany Accounting in the Context of COVID.” BlackLine Finance & Accounting Innovation Summit, June 2020. National Webinar.
“Upskill Your Finance Organization with Middle Layer Technology.” BlackLine Finance & Accounting Innovation Summit, June 2019. National Webinar.
“Transfer Price Setting & Intercompany Profit Elimination.” PwC Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Leadership Congress, August 2017. National Webinar.
“Evolution of Cloud Technologies for Enterprise Performance Management.” PwC Enterprise Performance Management Summit, March 2017. Chicago, IL.
“A Business Insight Framework for the Finance Function.” PwC Finance Innovation Challenge, March 2017. Pittsburgh, PA.
“Enterprise Performance Management Overview & the Impact of Cloud Technologies.” PwC Finance Podcast, October 2016. Global Podcast Interview.
“Enterprise Performance Management in the Cloud: Lessons Learned & Leading Practices.” PwC Enterprise Performance Management Summit, April 2016. Chicago, IL.
“The Impact of Cloud Technologies on Corporate Finance.” PwC Finance Skills Development Summit, January 2016. Dallas, TX and Chicago, IL.
“Career Paths and Industry Trends in Management Consulting.” Cleveland State University Beta Alpha Psi Professional Speaker Series, November 2015. Cleveland, OH.
“Unstoppable IT Performance: Running IT as Business Operations.” Anaplan Hub15 Conference, May 2015. San Francisco, CA.
“Resume Writing & Career Launch Workshop.” Cleveland State University Monte Ahuja College of Business Career Event, April 2015. Cleveland, OH.
“Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Industry Spotlight.” PwC Finance Skills Development Summit, February 2015. Atlanta, GA and Chicago, IL.
“Accelerating the Financial Close Process: Timely Information for Decision Making.” PwC Enterprise Performance Management Summit, January 2015. Chicago, IL.
“Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Industry Spotlight.” PwC Finance Skills Development Summit, January 2015. Chicago, IL.
“Finance Competency Overview.” PwC Health Industries Advisory Academy Meeting, March 2014. Nationwide Webinar.
“Health Industries Trends and Finance Solutions.” PwC Finance Skills Development Summit, January 2014. Chicago, IL.
“Management Consulting Project Lifecycle & Problem-Solving Methods.” Cleveland State University Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Association Professional Speaker Series, October 2013. Cleveland, OH.
“Finance Organizational Design & Business Risk Management.” Ernst & Young Management Advisory Services Training, February 2011. New York, NY.
