Consortium for Advanced Management International CAM-I
CAM-I (Consortium for Advanced Management-International) is a Non-Profit 501c3 collaborative international consortium of manufacturing companies, service companies, government organizations, state, consultancies, academic and professional bodies who have elected to work cooperatively in a pre-competitive environment to solve management problems and critical business issues that are common to the group.
There are many technology incubators, CAM-I is one of the premier management incubators.
MISSION OF CAM-I: To foster operational excellence in member organizations by:
- Developing collaborative solutions for the most urgent current and future problems that hinder the journey to operational excellence
- Enhancing capability of member organizations through people development
- Exposing member organizations to thought leaders
- Augmenting capabilities through information dissemination and training for improving performance
Ashok Vadgama, President, CAM-I, Phone 512-617-6428, Mobile 512-296-6872
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CAM-I Process
CAM-I is dedicated to fostering organizational excellence through collaborative research and exchange of ideas. Our goal is to improve business processes and practices to create sustainable value. We do this by providing members a forum through which they identify problems and challenges facing them, co-create solutions, apply the solutions, archive the knowledge, disseminate it, and facilitate implementation through training.
CAM-I also provides training to organizations
- Performance Management Framework
- Closed Loop Planning and Budgeting
- Activity Based Costing/Management
- Target Costing “Basis to attain Should Cost”
- Value Analysis
- Integrated Risk and Value Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Project Management
- Improving Finance Function Efficiency and Effectiveness
3rd Quarter 2023 CAM-I’s 50th Anniversary Meeting
The Consortium of Advanced Management thanks Srikant Sastry for his contribution over the years. This award is for sustained leadership and vision during your role as the chairman of the CAM-I Board on helping grow CAM-I over the years making it one of the best members driven global organizations. Presented on the 50th anniversary of CAM-I on 9/12/2023.
From the entire CAM- I Team and the Board members. The award was given by Dr. Mohanakrishnan, Arizona State University.

CAM-I previous award winners for their contribution who attended the celebration.
Clif Williams (previously Grant Thorton), Elaine Jones (previously at Navistar), Bob Misch ( Cherry Bekaert), Tami L. Capperaud (Previously at The Boeing Company, Regence), Dave Robinson (previously Royal Australian Navy), Derek Sandison (Landmark Decisions)
Our 3rd Quarter Meeting Speakers
Lea Patterson (Pilbara Group), Mike Mahoney (e-liability) and Professor Robert Kaplan taking questions on their presentation “Environmental Sustainability Special Interest Group Update”

Sean Catanese named 2023 Public Risk Manager of the Year
Sean Catanese, Enterprise Risk Management Program Manager, has been named the 2023 Public Risk Manager of the Year by the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA). Sean is our member from King County and led the Integrated Risk and Value Management project at CAM-I.
Link to Article
Sean Catanese named 2023 Public Risk Manager of the Year – Executive Services Express (kingcountydes.com)