Starr is Founding Partner of The OSD Alliance Consulting Group. As a pioneer in the field of Organizational Design he co-created the original OSD Model and Methodology in 1984. He has been an architect in the design of High-Performance Work Systems for over 30 years. His work in aligning Business Strategy, Strategic Human Resources, Leadership and Change Management has enabled a practical approach for comprehensive large-scale design, redesign and change in a fast paced global economy. Recent client work has included: Leading the start-up of an innovative team-based design for a new $1B metals production facility in Iceland; Leading the re-design and implementation of the largest division of a top US Defense contractor; Faculty Lead for a top Financial services company Executive program; Leader of a newly designed global Human Resources Education program for 300 members of a top European pharmaceutical company. Consulting clients have included 3M, Alcoa, American Express Financial Services, AT&T, Corning, Bell Helicopter/Textron, Citi-Group, EDS, Ely Lilly, Exxon, IBM, Lucent, Kellogg’s, Merck, Nationwide, Novartis, PacifiCare Health Systems, Tennessee Eastman, UNUM Insurance Co., U.S. Air Force, and others. Starr conducts education events and is a speaker at international conferences. His engaging style in working with executives and management teams stimulates collaboration and excellence.

Prior to forming The OSD Consulting Group, he was a Partner at The RBL Group; President of Corporate Systems Design; VP of The OSD Division of Franklin Quest; Managing Partner of The OSD Alliance; and an Internal OD Leader at Exxon Enterprises. He holds a Master of Organizational Behavior (MOB) from Brigham Young University and is a faculty member with Duke Corporate Education and continues as a Consulting Partner with The RBL Group.

Publications
“Intangibles by Design” Leadership Excellence, March 2005, with Norm Smallwood; The Corporate Systems Design Handbook: Creating High-Performance, Self Designing Organizations, with Ron Axtell; “Transform or Die: The Core Competence of Corporate Reinvention and Redesign” 1998 with Ron Axtell; “Redesigning HR Organizations for High Performance”, May 1996, with Steve Jacobs; Co-author: The OSD Introductory Workbook and The OSD Advanced Course Handbook, 1993