Ruben Consulting Group has affiliate relationships with a network of senior-level specialists from a variety of disciplines. We can support any size project with a hand-picked team whose skills will meet your needs and whose style will match your culture. Listed below are descriptions of the members of Ruben Consulting Group's talent bench.
Michael Horne, Ph.D.
Mike Horne is a results-oriented professional focused on assisting executives and organizations to build performance cultures that support desirable organizational outcomes.
His work includes assignments at some of the world’s leading corporations, including Business Objects, Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster), ExxonMobil, Gap, Inc., HP, Interwoven, Marriott International Inc., Nortel Networks, Office Depot, and Watson Wyatt Worldwide. These organizations have featured his work: American Society for Training and Development, Black Human Resources Network, Human Resources Planning Society, International Society for Performance Improvement, Organization Development Network, The Network Group, and The Conference Board.
He has served as a Board member or in an advisory capacity to the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross and the American Foundation for the Blind. Additionally, Mike was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Solomon Islands. mike@rubenconsulting.com
Pat Pinto
Pat Pinto is an expert in human resource strategy and personnel management. His specific areas of expertise include human resource planning systems, executive succession planning, management development, performance measurement and appraisal, training and career development.
He has published in the areas of management development, work motivation, job classification, and performance assessment in various professional journals. He has designed executive development programs for such companies as Pillsbury, Progressive Corporation, TRW, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Dr. Pinto earned his B.S. in Psychology from Fordham University, M.S. in Industrial Psychology from Purdue University, and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Georgia. He was a faculty member in the University of Minnesota's Graduate School of Management from 1970 to 1984. In 1980-81, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of British Columbia. pat@rubenconsulting.com