Bob Duea
Areas of Expertise:
- conflict resolution between CEO and boards
- annual CEO evaluation tools
- coaching and mentoring
- change and crisis management
- other tailored services
No stranger to the Alliance for Children and Families, Robert Duea led the Alliance’s Ways to Work program in 2003-04. W2W provides loans for families unable to access Bob Duea, Executive consultantconventional credit so that they can acquire dependable transportation for travel to and from work. He previously served as interim chief operating officer of the Alliance, where he restructured the organization while carrying out a successful executive search to fill the organization’s key top spots.
Duea served as president and chief executive officer of Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan for 17 years, retiring in 2002. During his tenure, the agency became one of the largest not-for-profit human service organizations in the country, growing from a traditional family and children’s agency to one known for innovation and an increasingly diverse range of services. He has consistently been cited as a visionary leader able to combine a strong commitment to mission with sound business practices. An adoptive parent himself, Duea took a special interest in expanding opportunities for children to be united with “forever families” through adoption, both domestically and internationally. More than 4,500 children were placed with adoptive families during his years with LSS, including 2,600 from outside the United States. He also significantly expanded the organization’s Homme Home for Youth, a residential services for youth and others with disabilities.
Finally, Duea made government relations a top priority, working at both the state and national levels to empower public/private partnerships.