About Us
Meet the Executives
Two Paths, One Target
Tilman & Co.
2008
Tilman & Co. was founded at the height of the global financial crisis. Leo Tilman’s book, Financial Darwinism, provides a new way of thinking about shifting global financial markets.2008 – 2010
Tilman & Co. hired the world’s leading asset managers, banks, insurance companies, GSEs, and alternative investors to help navigate the GFC2010 – 2014
Implementation of ideas from Leo Tilman’s book, Financial Darwinism, about positioning for the new world2014 – 2019
Leo Tilman and General Charles Jacoby meet, start working with clients, and write the book Agility, in a global environment of complacency as warnings of emerging global black swan events. How they came together >2019 – 2024
Implenentation of Agility with leading companies and investors. Powerful extensions are added, including strategic risk, leader’s intent, and war gaming.Owens & Team
1999 – 2004
One of the first SaaS software platform allowing the
largest global corporations to manage billions in
human capital spend using big data analytics.
2004 – 2012
Brian Owens was responsible for $200M in new client contract value with Fortune 100 clients including Disney, ESPN, 3M, The Gap, Macys, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Wachovia/Wells Fargo, John Hancock among others.2013 – 2016
CEO (PointAcross) managed leveraged buy-out of SaaS platform (Goldmail), increased sales 212%, reduced costs by 46%, doubled ARR (Brought in by investors to turn around company)2017 – 2024
Our tech leaders founded a groundbreaking SaaS platform, Illumination Health, that transformed patient outcomes and clinical research through data-driven care and predictive insights.2024
Disruptive Events
have evolved our thinking from risk management to agility
1995
Asian Financial Crisis; Russian LTCM Collapse; Internet Revolution accelerates global competition;2001
Enron Scandal exposes critical failures in corporate governance; September 11 Terrorist Attacks prompts security measures, supply chain continuit, and crisis response strategies.2007
Global Financial Crisis and the rise of smart phone and cloud computing2012
Big Data & Analytics disrupts tech BAU2020
COVID-19 Pandemic disrupts global supply chains and workforces
2023
AI and Machine Learning goes mainstream
2001
Risk Management2003
Asset/Liability Management of Financial Institutions
2008
Financial Darwinism
2019
Agility
Case Study Highlights
Geopolitical Escalation
RETAIL | INFORMATION | TECHNOLOGY 2024 Misalignment between government, company, and investors on strategic direction resulted in a significant loss of market share.
Geopolitical Escalation
RETAIL | INFORMATION | TECHNOLOGY 2024 Misalignment between government, company, and investors on strategic direction resulted in a significant loss of market share.
European Debt Crisis
ASSET MANAGEMENT 2009
European Debt Crisis
ASSET MANAGEMENT 2009
Inflation
GLOBAL RETAIL 2020
Inflation
GLOBAL RETAIL 2020
Global Financial Crisis
HOUSING | GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES 2007 "Advice ignored" – Insufficient diversification led to substantial market losses.
Global Financial Crisis
HOUSING | GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES 2007 "Advice ignored" – Insufficient diversification led to substantial market losses.
China/Taiwan
FINANCIAL SERVICES 2021 The war game provided critical supply chain insights, enabling customized diversification strategies.
China/Taiwan
FINANCIAL SERVICES 2021 The war game provided critical supply chain insights, enabling customized diversification strategies.
Comodity Price Fluctuation
2014-2015 Over-concentration in a single commodity led to poor asset allocation, prompting a shift towards broader diversification across multiple assets.
Comodity Price Fluctuation
2014-2015 Over-concentration in a single commodity led to poor asset allocation, prompting a shift towards broader diversification across multiple assets.