Ward Melhuish

Executive summary

Ward is a Principal with the Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC public sector practice and serves as the U.S. Navy account leader.

Ward has over 30 years of experience specializing in business transformation services ranging from strategy development and deployment to performance improvement and advanced analytics. He has worked with numerous commercial and government clients across a range of industries including manufacturing, law enforcement, industrial operations, logistics, electric power generation and financial services. Ward has presented at numerous conferences on cost and performance management including webcasts on supply chain management.

Early in Ward’s career, he served as a commissioned Naval Officer and aviator where he specialized in electronic warfare tactics and operations.

Professional qualifications and memberships

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB), American Society for Quality
• Advisory Board Member, Wake Forest University, MS in Business Analytics
• Advisory Board Member, Manufacturing Policy Initiative

Education

M.B.A., Loyola College
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Virginia