L. J. Sullivan

L. J. "Joe" Sullivan has held key leadership positions in some of the world's leading companies in the automotive, durable equipment and consumer electronics industries. He now leads LJ Sullivan & Associates, where he shares with clients his belief that success is an outcome of a set of experiences built up over time. Drawing on the idea that combining the right experiences with effective leadership can lead individuals and teams to accomplish goals beyond what they thought possible, Sullivan developed Joe's Top 5, a pragmatic and straightforward system for leading complex global organizations and developing leadership teams. He coaches rising leaders, consults supply chain executives, blogs about Joe's Top 5 and other career-building tools and speaks to organizations worldwide. Sullivan started the coaching firm after retiring from Logitech Inc. in Newark, California, where he was the senior vice president of worldwide operations. Before joining Logitech in 2005, he served as a vice president of operational excellence and quality of Carrier Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies. Previously, he served in engineering and manufacturing management roles at ACCO Brands, Inc. and TRW, Inc. Sullivan earned a BSBA and an MBA from Suffolk University.