Dwight E. Calbert, an innovative thinker and visionary, is the President of Aphelion Consulting.

Typically collaborating with clients under extreme deadlines and intense market pressures, Dwight advises corporate executives on the design of innovative business strategies and on managing the challenges of their implementation. Examples of his global clients include Pillsbury, Keebler, Goodyear, Denso, Samsung in Seoul, Korea, Toyota in Tokyo, Japan and the U.S. Department of Education.

Dwight’s unique ability to help clients grow by leveraging their core competencies, while building capabilities for innovation, is unsurpassed by his peers. As a leader, he encourages executives to embrace change positively with an expanding vision of how change will create a better future.

Formerly, a leader in PricewaterhouseCoopers Accelerator, an Internet start-up incubator, Dwight managed an emerging practice while lending his entrepreneurial expertise to clients starting new business ventures.

Dwight speaks internationally on innovation, the future of business, growth strategies and infusing traditional corporations with entrepreneurial capabilities. Dwight is a member of The Strategic Planning Society, The Academy of Management and the National Black MBA Association.

Brian K. Jones, an accomplished and results oriented executive is a Vice-President of Business Development with Aphelion Consulting. Brian’s unique role with Aphelion allows him to manage client relationships and advise clients on a multitude of issues ranging from strategic change, organizational transformation and operational excellence for increased global competitiveness.

Focusing on how best to help clients launch and cultivate new growth initiatives, Brian’s advice clarifies strategic alternatives leading to the identification of new and sustainable sources of revenue. His entrepreneurial approach to identifying opportunities creates substantial value for clients looking to increase their competitive ability via business model transformation.

Brian’s past experiences include roles as a Principal with Xerox Global Services and with PricewaterhouseCoopers as well as management roles with Owens Corning and Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Brian also co-founded a professional services firm focused on providing solutions that enabled clients to leverage highly secure next generation voice, data, and wireless networks for increased productivity and operational efficiency.

Brian is a member of the National Black MBA Association.