Executive Chairman of the Board
Mr. McGrath is executive chairman of the board of Thomas Group. He was appointed executive chairman in February 2008. Mr. McGrath, is a renowned expert on supply chain management, product development, and strategy, and is an experienced leader of business turnarounds.
Mr. McGrath brings impressive experience to his newly appointed position, including more than 30 years of management consulting, extensive board leadership experience, and leadership of the successful turnaround of i2 Technologies. Mr. McGrath has served as a member of the i2 board of directors since August 2004 and served as their chief executive officer and president from February 2005 through July 2007. In 1976, Mr. McGrath co-founded Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM), a leading management consulting firm to technology-based companies. He spent 28 years leading PRTM, retiring in July 2004. While at PRTM, Mr. McGrath initiated the company's product development consulting practice, creating the PACE® methodology as one of the most successful and effective models of the product development process. In 1993, he created the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model® (SCOR®) to define a standard for the supply chain management process, which is now managed as an industry standard by the Supply-Chain Council. He has written five books and numerous articles, including the best-selling book on product strategy, Product Strategy for High-Technology Companies, and is currently writing a new book on decision making, Decide Better for a Better Life.
In addition to the i2 board, he currently serves on the board of Entrust (ENTU), is chairman of the board of York Hospital, vice-chairman of St. Michael’s College, and serves on the boards of Sensable Technologies, Berwick Academy, and The Aidmatrix Foundation. Prior to co-founding PRTM, Mr. McGrath worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Texas Instruments, and McCormack & Dodge. Mr. McGrath holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Management Science from Boston College and a master's degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.