Leo has led hundreds of strategy sessions with CEOs, leadership teams, and boards of directors. He designed the decision-making and strategic planning processes for five of the Fortune 100 largest companies. He has facilitated sessions with dozens of CEOs on behalf of several different industry associations. Mr. Hopf also works to build strategic bench strength in the next generation of leaders.
Mr. Hopf has worked in numerous business sectors: medical devices, health care, intercollegiate athletics coaching, fashion, pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance, real estate, food products, retail groceries, office products distribution, high-tech materials, remote sensing, travel, upstream and downstream oil & gas, pulp and paper, chemicals, mining, engineering and construction, retail, professional medical societies, and building products. He has led major consulting engagements in Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, and Kuwait.
For more than a decade he lectured on strategy and organizational renewal at Stanford University in their graduate Management Science and Engineering department. He also teaches decision-making and execution at the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas. In addition, Mr. Hopf has lectured on strategy at the University of Minnesota, the Copenhagen Business School, and the University of Zurich.
Mr. Hopf has earned his third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
