Dennis J. Donovan is responsible for worldwide site selection services at Wadley-Donovan-Gutshaw Consulting (WDGC).  He is one of the firm’s three principals.  WDGC has been advising corporations on office and industrial facilities location for 31 years.  It’s client base captures about 1/3 of the Fortune 500.

Dennis entered the location/site selection field in 1974.  His career began at Republic Steel with following stints at Dun & Bradstreet and two business mobility consulting firms.  In 1992, Dennis and another industry leader formed The Wadley-Donovan Group, an evolution of the James P. Wadley Company, established in 1975.  In 2004, The Wadley-Donovan Group changed its name to Wadley-Donovan-Gutshaw Consulting.

Dennis has advised many companies, across the industry spectrum, on the design and execution of global location strategy.  Sample clients include AirGas, American Airlines, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Coldwater Creek, Lehman Brothers, Pitney Bowes, Goldman Sachs, Target, and Verizon.

Dennis has assumed a leadership position in the industry’s primary trade association -- CoreNet Global.  He created and teaches the organization’s site selection course both for certification and professional development.  Additionally, Dennis was a member of CoreNet Global’s 2010 Strategy of Place Task Force, which assessed future trends in the design and execution of global location strategy.  Dennis also belongs to the American Association of Geographers, Geographical Society of America, and the International Economic Development Council.

A geographer by trade, Dennis earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.  He was awarded a masters degree in economic geography from the University of Rhode Island.