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Alumni Circle Founding Chairman
Augusto "Gus" Vidaurreta Member as of May, 2002
Principal, RAM Strategy, Inc.
Vidaurreta earned a B.S. in Business Administration from FIU (1980) and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Florida (1984). He was inducted into the FIU Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame in 2001 for his achievements in building new business enterprises. FIU designated him as an outstanding CBA alumnus in 1999, and, at the Spring, 2000, Commencement on April 29th, FIU awarded him the coveted Distinguished Service Medallion.
Throughout his career, Vidaurreta has held various positions with The Miami Herald Publishing Company and Arthur Andersen (now Accenture). In 1988, he founded The Systems Consulting Group (SCG), a full-service information systems consulting firm. Under his leadership, it grew rapidly and twice was listed by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing 500 private companies.
Today he is part owner of Adjoined Consulting, P&O Packaging, The Radisson Riverwalk Hotel in Jacksonville Florida, Forty Plus Ventures, and Horizon Bank.
Gus co-authored the popular book Business Is a Contact Sport, and co-founded RAM Strategy, Inc., a consulting, training, and executive coaching firm built around Relationship Asset Management (RAM), the main topic of the book. |