Peter Assad is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Elora Consulting®, where he partners with executive teams to drive operational transformation, scalable growth, and measurable performance improvement.

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With over 17 years of cross-industry experience spanning financial services, healthcare, oil and gas, and manufacturing, Mr. Assad operates not only as a consultant, but as a Fractional Operational Leader, embedding within organizations to align strategy, optimize execution, and build sustainable operating models.

 

Mr. Assad holds an MBA and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified Change Management Practitioner, Professional Scrum Master (PSM), and trained in advanced operational excellence methodologies. His expertise spans business operational reviews, enterprise process redesign, time and motion studies, change leadership, workflow automation, and cross-functional transformation initiatives.

 

Throughout his career, Peter has delivered significant financial and operational impact, including:

• $650,000 in cost savings and $100,000 in cost avoidance in banking

• $3.1 million in cost avoidance and $2 million in revenue generation in healthcare

• 50% reduction in patient wait times and 85% reduction in MRI scheduling delays

• 70% reduction in process time through automation in oil & gas

• 62% reduction in process time in manufacturing environments

 

Mr. Assad is known for translating strategy into execution. He builds operational clarity where complexity exists, aligning leadership, redesigning systems, and ensuring that improvements are sustainable, not temporary.

 

In addition to his consulting work, Mr. Assad serves as Board Treasurer for Joy in the Cause, supporting the organization’s financial stewardship and growth initiatives. He was recognized with the Excellence in Consulting Award by the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business.

 

Outside of his professional work, Mr. Assad enjoys reading, travel, hiking with his wife, and investing in community impact initiatives.