About Masters-Rudnick
Associates
To provide a greater range of services to our clients, we work with selected Associates in areas related to corporate governance and board of director needs. Our Associates bring a wealth of experience to all clients whom they have assisted. To reach our Associates directly, please click on the hyperlink shown in their biographical material below.
Michael Kipp
Michael Kipp is an associate of Masters-Rudnick, who focuses on helping CEOs and Boards in the development of company strategy. He is experienced on both sides of the governance equation in corporate, governmental and non-profit environments. Managing Partner of GovernBest, he has been a principal in businesses as diverse as banking, health care and internet commerce. A former New York State Commissioner and Financial Services CEO, Mike is also a director and organizer of American Home Bank and a director of Hope International Credit Corporation. An instinctive strategist who attends to the enduring viability of “business models”, Mike has partnered with more than 70 diverse organizations, working with them to define and secure their preferred future.
As a consultant, author and speaker, Mike has consistently noted that “. . . strategic planning doesn’t necessarily produce viable strategies. Even when it does, too often they don’t get implemented because organizations are typically designed to achieve the results they are getting. They want the current business case to work better and shrink from the challenge and discomfort that strategic change can bring.”
Mike holds a B.A. from St. Anselm’s College and an M.A. from Syracuse University. He can be reached via email,
Richard C. Auletta
Richard Auletta has gained a reputation as the person to call when an individual or company is facing a crisis. In his over 30 years in the profession, Dick has worked with clients in many different industries and has served as a senior communications counselor in some very high profile situations where clients have faced crises with the potential of impacting their company as well as their personal lives.
Dick has a proven track record of being a “problem-solver” and has shown a clear understanding regarding what he calls the “rules of engagement” with the media. His experience includes working with both public and privately owned companies, as well as with their Boards of Directors and directly with their CEO’s. Over the years, Dick has been chairman of the board of the Academy For Corporate Governance, Member of the Visiting Committee, Fordham University School of Business Administration, a member of the boards of Connecticut Hospice and The Glaucoma Foundation, as well as the Chairman of the Board of Call for Action, a nonprofit “action line” organization responding to consumers’ needs through a national network of radio and television stations.
Dick holds a degree in political science from Brooklyn College. He can be reached via email, .