Capstone Strategic, Inc., a leading advisory firm specializing in not-for-sale, strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for the middle market, announced today that Edelweiss Harrison has been promoted to Vice President. She will continue leading the firm’s delivery team for strategic growth, M&A, and market research for clients while expanding her involvement in business development for the firm.
Edelweiss has nearly 20 years’ experience in senior-level consulting and has worked in more than 20 unique manufacturing and service industries. She first joined Capstone Strategic in 1999 as a Research Assistant. After a 7-year stint in New Zealand, she returned to the US and served as the firm’s Strategy Advisor and was promoted to Director of Strategic Growth in 2015.
During her time at Capstone Strategic, she has advised C-level executives and boards on proactive strategic growth initiatives, leveraging Capstone Strategic’s proprietary, demand-driven approach to M&A, the Roadmap to Acquisitions?. She is passionate about the Capstone team’s professional and personal development and plays a key role in leading the delivery team. Originally from Brazil, Edelweiss is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish and has considerable experience working with international clients while leveraging her cross-cultural experience gained from travelling to over 30 countries for business and pleasure.
In addition to her client work, as a forward-thinking leader, Edelweiss has taught custom workshops on strategic growth for senior-level leadership groups and boards as well as led the American Management Association’s course Leading Disruptive Change and Innovation. She is also a published author in the field of cross-cultural management.
“With her longstanding involvement working with clients at Capstone, we are happy to promote Edelweiss to Vice President. We are looking forward to her continued contributions in developing innovative solutions that help our clients grow through strategic mergers and acquisitions and external growth programs,” said CEO David Braun.
Edelweiss received a Master of International Business from the University of Auckland and a BS from Georgetown University.