People

John sits on Oliver Wyman’s Executive Committee and has over 25 years of consulting experience advising leading private and public-sector institutions. Previously, John was Head of the Americas for the firm, and established Oliver Wyman’s Social Impact program across the region. John also served as the Chair of the firm’s Inclusion Council until 2018, is an author of Oliver Wyman’s annual “Women in Financial Services” Report, and is a proud ally and champion of LGBT issues. He is a board member of Safe Horizon (the largest victims’ services agency in the United States).

Matthieu De Clercq has been in consulting for 15 years, with the last eight spent in the Middle East. He helps educational institutions and government departments with their economic and social development strategies, and he’s particularly passionate about helping and preparing young people to participate in the workforce through volunteering, internships, summer camps, and vocational training. Matthieu holds a master’s degree in architecture and civil engineering from UCL in Belgium and an MBA with a focus on sustainable development from ESADE Barcelona. Matthieu is based in Oliver Wyman’s Dubai office.

Francois Austin regularly advises companies and countries on energy and mobility issues related to strategy, post-merger integration, leadership development, and risk management. To Francois, tackling the mobility and energy-transition challenges may hold the answers to many of the world’s toughest problems. Francois has contributed to various management books, including The Discipline of Market Leaders and Surfing on the Edge of Chaos, and co-authored Strategic Thinking in Tactical Times. He is based in Oliver Wyman’s London office.

Since the start of his career in consulting, Moe Kelley has helped clients harness the potential of rapidly evolving technologies and advised on the speed of their adoption. Today, Moe — with more than 18 years as a consultant — works out of Oliver Wyman’s Boston office on fifth-generation wireless (5G) matters, the Internet of Things, cloud capabilities, and wireless data pricing, among other issues. He holds an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.

Guillaume Thibault is an advisor to major aerospace, rail, and public transportation players and works on mobility strategy and solutions for smart-city projects worldwide. A consultant with Oliver Wyman for 15 years, Guillaume has contributed fundamental research on how autonomy and the deployment of other disruptive digital business models in mobility are likely to impact industry and society. He has written extensively about European industrial policy, digitalization, and globalization and holds degrees from ESSEC Business School and Sciences-Po Paris.

Laetitia Plisson has worked for 14 years as a consultant, advising companies in telecommunications, technology, rail, automotive, airlines, the public sector, and airports, as well as logistics. Among her many assignments, she worked on a project to define an economic development and public transport strategy for the megacity of Paris. Laetitia received her business degree from Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) Paris. She is based in Oliver Wyman’s Paris office.