Founded in 1990, AKA Strategy (AKA) is a small New York City-based strategy consultancy that partners with leading institutions of higher education in the United States and around the world. We assist institutions and their leaders with executive coaching, institutional strategic counsel, and strategic planning. Our website—www.akastrategy.com—provides considerable information about the firm. AKA has extensive experience with four strategic support services delineated in the RFP: Executive Coaching: We have advised and coached presidents, provosts, vice presidents, and deans at a wide variety of higher education institutions, helping them successfully anticipate and resolve key strategic issues, better understand their leadership roles, and strengthen their performance. AKA is presently coaching eight deans at the University of Michigan and two presidents, three provosts, and two deans at other universities. AKA has previously coached senior executives at Cambridge University, CUNY, Fordham University, SUNY, and University of Hong Kong, among others. Organizational Development: AKA has assisted many institutions to think through and successfully enhance organizational cultures, understand and eliminate barriers to organizational effectiveness, and build strong leadership teams. AKA has assisted Columbia University, Cooper Union, Oxford University, Stony Brook University, Texas A&M University College Station, and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, among others, in this area. Strategic Advisory and Analysis: AKA assists institutions and their leaders with strategic issues related to governance and organization design, financial and business planning, impact of technology and globalization, diversity, institutional relationships, cultural change, and fundraising. Among AKA’s clients in this area are Florida State University, INSEAD, Princeton University, Texas Tech University, University of Illinois System, Yale University, and others. Policy Development: AKA’s broad range of policy development activities include assessment of current policies to ensure relevancy; development of new policies to support institutional needs and comply with regulatory mandates; creation and implementation of communication plans to keep stakeholders informed of new and changing policies; and development of comprehensive policy libraries easily accessible electronically. An AKA consultant established a comprehensive approach to policy development at FIT/SUNY.