Elizabeth Guman

Managing Partner

Elizabeth is a coach, educator, and a visionary program creator, she leads Strategy Arts’ cross-sector collaboration service area and the management of the firm. She conducts strategic planning, designs and facilitates leadership development programs, and consults on nonprofit issues including board development, partnerships, and mergers. She has set up the infrastructure and helped guide numerous collective impact and cross-sector collaboratives both in Philadelphia and nationally. In her extensive collective impact work, Elizabeth strategically supports initiatives in integrating racial equity as part of their framework to specifically reduce racial disparities. She is keenly aware that successful collaborations depend on clear communication and effective planning. Prior to joining Strategy Arts, Elizabeth ran her own consulting business for 20 years where she helped clients with organizational development and instructional design projects. Her client base included nonprofits, small businesses, city and county governments, and corporations. Besides her consulting work, Elizabeth taught in the Communications Program for the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton MBA and Executive MBA programs. She has also been a part-time faculty member in the graduate program of Instructional Design and Development at Penn State Great Valley and in the graduate business school at West Chester University. Elizabeth graduated from the College of William & Mary with a BA in Business Management and an MEd from Penn State University in Instructional Design. Elizabeth is a dedicated community volunteer. She currently serves on the Board of Barclay Friends, a Quaker-based senior living organization in West Chester, and the First Presbyterian Church in West Chester. She spends her free time hiking, visiting her adult sons in New England, enjoying art museums and taking long walks with her husband and dog.