Speaker Profile

Josh Lutton, ‘01

Managing Partner, Woodlawn Associates

Josh Lutton is a managing partner with Woodlawn Associates, a management consulting firm focused on technology, telecommunications, and industrial clients. The firm’s most recent work has been in cable TV, mobile phones, wind energy, and private equity.

Mr. Lutton has more than 15 years of experience in consulting and management, and is the head of the Chicago office.

Prior to founding Woodlawn Associates he served as an executive at Motorola Mobile Devices, where headed strategy for a $2 billion Asia division and ran a $500 million retail sales channel. He also led a number of software and product strategy projects.

Before Motorola, Mr. Lutton was a consultant for L.E.K. Consulting, where he worked with a variety of telecommunications, private equity, and industrial products and services firms. Earlier in his career Mr. Lutton spent three years in general management at Nuvera Fuel Cells, an energy technology company.

Mr. Lutton holds a B.A. from Colby College in economics and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He has extensive experience in Asia, including China and Japan. He speaks Japanese.

When he is not working, Mr. Lutton enjoys spending time with his wife, Laura, and his two boys, Ted and Cal. He also enjoys photography, running, and cooking.

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