Marius Ronge, Ph.D., Founding Principal

Marius Ronge is the Founding Principal of Alpha 6 Management LLC.

Previously, Marius worked with McKinsey & Company, the global strategy consulting firm, for nearly 5 years.  He advised Fortune 500™ and middle-market companies in the air transport, healthcare, travel, car parts, and consumer goods industries on issues of strategy and operations.  Marius specialized in growth strategies, purchasing, supply chain, and cost management.

Before joining McKinsey & Company, Marius interned with Goldman Sachs, The Boston Consulting Group, a Siemens AG joint venture, Robert Bosch GmbH and Deutsche Bank in the U.S., Europe, and China.

Marius holds an M.A. (lic.oec.) in Finance and Accounting and a Ph.D. (Dr.oec.) in strategic management from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.  He received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business with concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship.  Marius is a director of the Rotary Club of Chicago, the world’s first Rotary Club, for 2008-2010.  He holds a private pilot certificate.

Dean Franck, Principal

Dean is a Principal at Alpha 6 Management LLC. He is also the President of Franck Advisors, a strategy and operations consulting firm specializing in operational and process improvement initiatives, as well as strategic and global sourcing.

Previously, Dean worked with McKinsey & Company, the global strategy consulting firm, for nearly 5 years. Based out of their Chicago office, he advised Fortune 500™ and middle-market companies in the manufacturing and service industries.  Dean was a member of McKinsey & Company’s Operations Excellence Practice and High Tech operations group.

Before joining McKinsey & Company, Dean worked for Case Corporation in the U.S., Western and Eastern Europe as a manufacturing turnaround expert and plant supervisor.

Dean holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he worked in the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and, for his senior thesis, on the design of ultrasonic mirco-motors for use in surgical robots.  He also completed a concentration in Economics.