Harvey Thompson is a leading executive consultant who specializes in helping major companies become more customer-centric and customer-preferred. He formerly served as IBM's Global Executive for customer-focused business strategy and design, where he led the development and deployment of innovative, customer-focused business process improvement approaches that have been used successfully throughout IBM and other Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies worldwide.
An internationally respected expert on customer loyalty, Thompson has been published, interviewed, and/or cited by publications such as Newsweek, The Economist, Investor's Business Daily, PC Week, and The Journal of Business Strategy. He serves as an editorial board member for the Europe-based Journal of Financial Services Marketing.
He has been a regular guest/executive lecturer at the Advanced Business Institute in New York and the International Executive Education Centers in Brussels, Belgium and Milan, Italy, and often serves as keynoter or featured speaker at professional conferences on customer service or customer relationship and loyalty management throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.