Team - We help people develop high Political IQ to adeptly navigate their organization.

Nancy Halpern

“Developing leaders and their teams isn’t like flipping a light switch. It’s like fine-tuning a radio.”

Nancy is a nationally recognized consultant, speaker, and pioneer in the field of leadership development. Her client list ranges from the Fortune 500 to hedge funds and retail startups, and includes executives in every organizational function.

A frequent blogger, Nancy has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Huffington Post, ABC , and NBC News. She holds an MBA from Yale University and completed two summer study programs at Oxford University , England.

Nancy Halpern

“Developing leaders and their teams isn’t like flipping a light switch. It’s like fine-tuning a radio.”

The Political IQ Team

Peter Winick

Chief Operating Officer

Peter Winick makes everything at Political IQ work. He is a maestro of results driven by practical strategy and focused execution. He expertly leverages over twenty years’ experience with such clients as Google, Proctor and Gamble, Accenture and more. Peter works tirelessly to understand our clients’ precise needs, then creates a blended solution that fits like a glove.
Having built and managed several consulting and professional development organizations, Peter uses his seasoned perspective to deliver perfectly selected solutions in a perfectly selected format, to our clients every time.

Peter uses a combination of art, science, logic, focus, passion and creativity to turn Political IQ into a focused platform, designed to reach business leaders and executives, serving them the tools they need for today’s complex markets.

Bill Sherman

VP, Product Development

Bill Sherman leads Political IQ’s consulting, training and organizational change practice areas. He helps organizations understand their current practices, then produces lasting impact through strategically-targeted interventions. Bill has guided many of the world’s most recognizable brands through complex organizational change, including strategic reengineering of people and processes, organizational culture and performance management and system realignment. His expertise in evaluation, model development, product design and impact metrics is unmatched in the field.

Under his leadership, Political IQ’s team of designers, developers, organizational consultants, and operations specialists shepherd ideas from the abstract world of problems into scalable business solutions that produce measurable results and lasting impact.

Lonnie Harmon

Operations Director

Lonnie Harmon, Political IQ’s Operations Director, has a depth and breadth of experience in training and organizational change. Following a notable career at a Fortune 100 company, he oversaw the growth of a niche ERP training company and has created training for clients as diverse as DHL, Merck, Wells Fargo, and Harley-Davidson. At Political IQ, Lonnie leads all aspect of project management, ensuring that we stay on time and within budget. Regardless of industry, culture, or challenge, Lonnie provides enormous value both tactically and strategically.

Andy Scheurer

Andy Scheurer brings over ten years of HR and, learning and organizational development, to the Political IQ team as our Manager of Learning and Organizational Development. Most recently, Andy was an HR Business Partner with Ford Motor Company where he supported various teams – from manufacturing facilities to emerging mobility-technology skill teams within Ford Smart Mobility. Andy has experience leveraging organizational development to create lasting change as well as enhance individual, team, and organizational effectiveness.

AJ Marsden

A.J. Marsden is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist on the Political IQ Team. She also serves as a full-time professor at a private university. She has experience in test development, assessment validation, research, and data analysis which enables her to provide support to a variety of clients. A.J. has also previously served as a Surgical Assistant – Operating Room Nurse for the United States Army and has specialized knowledge in the medical field.

Renee Hawthorne

Renee Hawthorne , Political IQ’s Creative Director is deeply experienced in corporate branding, print collateral, motion graphics, multimedia, presentation decks, web, and marketing development. Her unerring attention to detail helps her to communicate with clients from all levels of business, from mid-level managers to executives. Having operated for nearly two decades in a consulting environment, she has a tenacity and a level-headed approach to any challenge with a can-do attitude resulting in stunning outcomes and pleased clients.