Strategic Management

Shawn O'Connor earned his MBA from Harvard Business School (with highest honors), his JD from Harvard Law School (cum laude), and his bachelor of science in foreign service from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude). He was also awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship to study new social movements in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2000. In 2006, O'Connor founded Stratus Prep, an educational consulting services company headquartered in New York City. He subsequently grew the company by a compound average growth rate of 40 percent for the next nine years. In 2014, O'Connor sold Stratus Prep to a private equity firm; in 2015, he stepped down from his role as chief executive officer (CEO) after almost a decade. O'Connor is the CEO of Reflections Lifestyle Center, a Texas-based mental health and addiction recovery facility that he acquired after its previous owners closed it in 2023. In the first 18 months of operations, O'Connor has rebuilt the staff, opened new locations, and increased revenue from $0 to $4 million while attaining sustained profitability. O'Connor is admitted to the bar in New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In 2016, he ran an independent political campaign in New Hampshire's first congressional district. O'Connor was the first non-major party candidate for federal or statewide office in New Hampshire history to earn the opportunity to participate in televised debates. O'Connor previously worked with McKinsey & Co. and Lehman Brothers. He has also served as a senior advisor to elected representatives on both sides of the aisle in Washington and at the state level. O'Connor is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese. He has spent over four years living in Latin America and now resides in suburban Dallas with his husband, Ben.

Luke Albertson is a health care and educational consultant, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reflections Lifestyle Center. In this role, Albertson oversees operational, clinical, and technological teams to fulfill the growing need for high-quality, affordable mental health services. Under his leadership, Reflections has established five centers across Texas that provide partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. Additionally, Albertson successfully launched mobile and web applications nationwide that incorporate diagnostic technology to improve behavioral health outcomes. Albertson is the founder and former CEO of MCP, a firm dedicated to enhancing educational outcomes. Under his leadership, MCP partnered with colleges and universities to provide strategic guidance, professional development programs, and curricula updates. He earned the Educational Entrepreneur of the Year award from Bramble. Albertson sold MCP to a strategic buyer in 2021. In addition to his consulting and entrepreneurial ventures, Albertson serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Echo Imaging Solutions, a start-up revolutionizing diagnostic health care delivery through mobile imaging solutions. Albertson's commitment to teaching excellence at Harvard was recently recognized with the Dean Shinagel Exceptional Teaching Assistant Award.