Duane R. Deason
President
Mr. Deason is the founder and President of The Efficacy Group. His expertise in cost management spans multiple industries, including communications, emerging technology, data services, professional services, and commercial real estate. Mr. Deason served as the Chief Financial Officer for several companies, including Cypress Communications, a publicly traded shared tenant service provider. He also served as Vice President of Cost Management for Neustar, a company with over a billion in revenue, where his duties included overseeing all vendor purchasing and real estate management. Previously, he operated Deason & Associates, a financial consulting firm focused on cost reduction, system implementation, transaction support, and financial modeling. His career began with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he supervised M&A engagements and performed attest services.
Mr. Deason’s past clients include General Dynamics, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Intuit, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
Connie E. Belsito
Director of Marketing
Ms. Belsito is the Director of Marketing at The Efficacy Group. With deep experience in corporate marketing and human capital management, she provides a strategic direction for all facets of the Firm’s marketing, including messaging strategy, content management, branding, collateral development, and other related business systems and tools.
Most recently, Ms. Belsito has held lead marketing roles with Tata Communications and Sun Microsystems where her responsibilities included managing marketing communications and go-to-market campaigns. Prior to that Ms. Belsito held additional marketing leadership roles at CapGemini and Ernst & Young.
Ms. Belsito holds an MA in International Business from George Mason University. She has also studied International Trade and Finance at Oxford University.
Jenny Oh
Director of Education and Training
Ms. Oh is the Director of Education and Training which encompasses leading the Efficacy Group’s training program development team on course and content structure, as well as the overall program delivery. Ms. Oh was previously with Corporate Executive Board (CEB) where in 2007 she launched the Leadership Academies, the CEB’s executive education/learning business. At the Leadership Academies, whose programs have been consistently rated by more than 80% of its participants as superior to those of competitors, Ms. Oh managed the team of its program designers. Before that, she held several senior positions within the CEB, including human capital consultant and Chief of Staff.
Ms. Oh has also held leadership positions at Monster and Water Street Partners.
Ms. Oh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Tulane University and an MBA from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
Jeffrey A. Stoddard
Sales Force and International Operations Specialist
Mr. Stoddard is a Sales Force and International Operations Specialist at The Efficacy Group. With an expertise in evaluating compensation and performance related to sales forces, he served at JP Morgan Chase and American Home Mortgage where he successfully built and managed the highest producing real estate finance team in the Washington DC Metro area. Prior to that Mr. Stoddard was a member of the sales team at Gateway where he received honors as the top nationwide producer.
Most recently, Mr. Stoddard has served as an advisor to multiple international clients regarding worldwide strategic investments and teaches classes at George Washington University.
Mr. Stoddard holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from University of Utah and an MBA from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
