Phil Schneider

Phil Schneider

President Schneider Strategy Consulting, LLC

Mr. Schneider has over 30 years of consulting experience in the fields of corporate global location strategy, site selection, incentives negotiation, and economic development strategy. Phil has conducted nearly 400 engagements across industries and corporate functions, from heavy manufacturing, to high technology, headquarters, R&D, call centers, and shared services. He has conducted these site selection projects throughout the US and the world.

Schneider Strategy Consulting:

  • Develops corporate location strategy and selection decision process
  • Screens and analyzes countries, states, and cities to identify locations; meeting specific company and project criteria;
  • Conducts field due diligence to inspect sites, labor markets, infrastructure, support services, living conditions, and other business conditions and costs;
  • Develops operating cost and business conditions benchmarking models; and,
  • Creates negotiation strategy and leads negotiations for government incentives and real estate acquisition.

Mr. Schneider has authored numerous articles and white papers on the topics of corporate location strategy, site selection, foreign direct investment, and economic development, and regularly speaks at conferences and forums, and facilitates round tables and panels focused on these topics. Newspapers and business publications frequently interview him as a subject matter expert in these fields.

Geographic Areas Served:

  • United States
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Europe
  • China
  • India
  • Southeast Asia
  • Central America
  • South America
  • Africa

Industries or Specialties:

  • Manufacturing
  • Processing
  • Technology
  • Shared Services
  • Data Centers
  • Distribution Centers
  • R&D

 Areas of Expertise: Phil has conducted nearly 400 engagements across industries and corporate functions, from heavy manufacturing, to high technology, headquarters, R&D, call centers, and shared services. He has conducted these site selection projects throughout the US and the world. For their corporate clients, Schneider Strategy Consulting:

  • Develops corporate location strategy and selection decision process
  • Screens and analyzes countries, states, and cities to identify locations; meeting specific company and project criteria;
  • Conducts field due diligence to inspect sites, labor markets, infrastructure, support services, living conditions, and other business conditions and costs;
  • Develops operating cost and business conditions benchmarking models; and,
  • Creates negotiation strategy and leads negotiations for government incentives and real estate acquisition.

 Past Employment: Mr. Schneider spent seven years with Fantus Consulting, followed by 18 years with Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy & Operations practice where he led Deloitte’s Corporate Location Strategy and Global Expansion Optimization (GEO) practice.

Notable Past Clients:

  • Amgen
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Bridgestone/Firestone
  • Caterpillar
  • The Gap
  • Genentech
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Pittsburgh Glass Works
  • Pratt & Whitney
  • REC Silicon and Solar
  • Soitec Semiconductor
  • SMA Solar
  • Stryker
  • Toyota

 Education: Mr. Schneider earned his BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his Masters from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Personal: Mr. Schneider served 6 years in the US Navy. He is currently the President of Schneider Strategy Consulting LLC, where he continues to provide strategic location advisory services. When not advising clients, Mr. Schneider enjoys traveling, music, many outdoor activities, and spending that time with family and friends.

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Contact Info:
 
Phone:  630-841-2953
Email:  [email protected]