OUR LEADERSHIP
Piers Bocock, Chief Executive Officer
Piers Bocock is a proven and sought-after thought leader in the fields of Adaptive Management/Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA), knowledge management, and leadership development. Working with some of the world’s largest donors, foundations, and consulting firms, he has helped create dynamic teams and creative solutions in a variety of sectors, including economic development, global health, agriculture, and natural resource management. He has professional experience in more than 30 countries across 5 continents, and holds an associate faculty position at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, within the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, for which he has been acknowledged multiple times for “Excellence in Teaching.”
Piers is the father of four sons and an avid runner. He holds a B.A. in Film and Communications from McGill University and an M.B.A in Global Strategy and Marketing from Georgetown University.
Linda Nemec, President
Linda Nemec joins Acute Incite having previously served as the CEO of Partner4Growth - a consulting company, and is one of the co-founders of ESG PAR, which provides environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and analyses for project finance. She has led and grown large and small businesses, and also expanded new divisions of companies. During her career in international development, Ms. Nemec has focused on solving development problems using innovative approaches to attract investment, create jobs, and improve people's lives. She uses her private sector and management consulting experience to incorporate private sector thinking into international development approaches.
Eric Friesth, Vice President
Eric Friesth has 20 of experience in program management, including extensive experience managing large-scale projects in a variety of technical areas. A gifted facilitator and skilled in using adaptive management approaches, he also delivers technical work for many of our clients.
Our Team
Meredith Brown
Meredith Brown
Meredith Brown
Senior Consultant Meredith Brown has 10 years of experience in event management and project coordination, with experience working as a government contractor in the information technology and services industry. She is skilled in in-person and online event planning, facilitation, knowledge management, marketing, and data analysis.
Nicole Helme
Meredith Brown
Meredith Brown
Principal MEL Advisor Nicole Helme has 13 years of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) and business development experience. She is a trained facilitator with experience leading large-scale pause and reflect workshops, after action reviews and theory of change design workshops.
Amy Leo
Meredith Brown
Amy Leo
Organizational Learning Advisor Amy Leo has 12 years of experience developing and implementing adaptive management, change management, and communications strategies. She is an expert on facilitating and strengthening internal collaborating, learning and adapting capacity for teams and organizations through formal assessments and action planning, as well as continuous capacity support.
PARTNERS & RESOURCES
Chris Collison
Martina Mascarenhas
Martina Mascarenhas
Chris Collison is a world-renowned expert in KM and organizational learning. He is the founder of Knowledgeable Ltd, and author of "Learning to Fly" and “The KM Cookbook”.
He is a frequent collaborator on Acute Incite efforts involving KM Strategy, Communities of Practice and Facilitation.
Martina Mascarenhas
Martina Mascarenhas
Martina Mascarenhas
Martina Mascarenhas is a communications specialist working in the field of sustainable development with a focus on raising the profile of gender research and social inclusion.
Mike Heffner
Martina Mascarenhas
Mike Heffner
Mike Heffner is a graphic designer who provides on-demand graphics and communication support for many of our clients and partners.
ESG PAR
Martina Mascarenhas
Mike Heffner
ESG PAR provides comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and supporting analysis to facilitate project financing.
OUR ADVISORS
Tony Brown
Tony Brown, with 26 years of public and private sector experience, is both a trusted advisor to executive management teams and a successful entrepreneur. He has spent the last 20 years advising and coaching senior leaders from government and industry to grow their organizations and achieve breakthrough results. Tony has worked with national security organizations across DoD, FBI, and DHS with an emphasis on identity management, biometrics, and military R&D. Concurrently, Tony has built 4 independent, community-focused small businesses. He understands intimately the challenges facing growing organizations and their leadership teams.