Bev Obenchain is a consultant and educator whose background in business strategy, planning and development, organizational design, project management, executive development, finance and performance measures provides a broad, cross-functional perspective of organizations. She brings more than thirty years of leadership and managerial experience in corporate and university settings to her current consulting and teaching activities as president of Obenchain & Associates, LLC.

As Vice President of Strategy for WildBlue Communications, Bev worked closely with the founder to obtain financing and technology for delivering high speed Internet access through satellite.  While with EchoStar Communications Corporation, she obtained the first $330 million of investment for EchoStar’s original entry into the DBS market.  With Coors Ceramics Company, she held executive positions in Strategic Planning, Finance, Information Systems, Environment, Health and Safety and Government Contracting.  Previous to that she held the position of Chief Administrative Officer and Assistant Treasurer of the University of Denver, where she managed the strategic planning, contracting, systems and finance functions for research and technology. 

Bev designed and implemented the University of Denver’s graduate certificate program in Project-based Management in 1990. Bev’s book, Profitable Projects - Money Angles for Project Managers is used in several university courses and corporate training programs.

Bev was one of the original Board members of Colorado SuperNet, the first Internet backbone developed in the western states. She sits on a variety of boards today.

Bev earned her MBA in Operations Research and Information Systems and her bachelor's in Accountancy from the University of Denver. She currently serves on the University of Denver adjunct faculty where she teaches courses and designs graduate curriculum in business strategy, project management, finance, leadership, global e-commerce, communications, performance systems and change management.

Organization Strategy & Design                               Leadership

Management Development                                      Project Management

Financial Literacy                                                                   Strategic Performance Measures