Keith Osher

EDUCATION

MBA, University of Chicago, 1973 BS, University of Illinois, 1970

Senior financial/strategic planning professional with exceptional analytic, problem-solving skills. Experienced in a variety of operating environments including economic forecasting, analysis and reporting of financial data, cash management and budgeting. Strong communicator and highly creative.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, QUESTROM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, Boston, MA Lecturer 2001-Present

Full time faculty position teaching courses in principles of financial management and quantitative methods, including statistical modeling of business decisions and market outcomes and risk management.

OSHER & ASSOCIATES, INC., Newton Centre, MA Principal 1992-Present

Established consulting practice providing solutions to problems by use of financial analysis and planning. Providing expert witness support for legal matters is a specialty of the firm. Examples of projects include:

• Prepared business plan for a mail-order firm which obtained $5 million of financing to expand retail operations.
• Valued high-technology companies for variety of purposes including buy-out of minority share- holders, estate planning, sale and purchase of firms.
• Supported legal defense for franchisee accused of violating the non-compete provisions of the franchise agreement. Materials developed successfully enabled the defendant to show that a new business did not encroach on existing operations and that the exclusive territory defined in the franchise agreement was unreasonable.