About our clients

We serve a wide range of clients from large global institutions to local schools and community organizations. Our clients cover:

• Associations and other federated organizations
• Educational institutions: early childhood, K-12, colleges, and universities
• Fundraising organizations
• Foundations
• Community Centers

A few highlighted current and recent clients:

• 50 federations (community fundraising and funding entities) through our partnership with The Jewish Federations of North America
• 250 independent K-12 schools through our partnership with PEJE (an operating foundation)
• Fundraising organizations
• Diagnostic tools to enable Synagogues to create new business models to improve community building, funded by UJA-Federation of New York

About our history

Measuring Success was founded in 2003 and grew out of research work in performance measurement by our founder, Sacha Litman, at the Harvard Business School, Kellogg Business School, and the Harvard Kennedy School from 2000-2003. Our founder was one of the pioneers in the field of non-profit performance measurement: his work in performance measurement for non-profits began while he was an analyst at McKinsey and Company by observing approaches used in for-profit clients and the absence of such data in non-profit (pro bono) work, and then his successful development of a performance measurement system for a national franchised non-profit organization where he was Director of Organizational Strategy. Our methodologies and approaches have been published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review (inaugural issue), and we speak regularly at Social Enterprise conferences.

About our people

Our team, consisting of professionals with a unique combination of skills sets in consulting, statistical analysis, and technology development to enable us to perform projects that strategy firms, software development firms or quantitative consulting firms cannot. We employ full time professional staff, support staff, and a network of vetted associates.

Consulting Team
Sacha Litman, Founder and CEO

Sacha Litman is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Measuring Success, a strategy consulting firm dedicated to developing quantitative tools and models to enhance organizational effectiveness. Sacha holds his M.B.A. with highest distinction from Kellogg (Northwestern), an M.P.A. from Harvard’s Kennedy School and a B.S. in applied mathematics, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Yale University. He is recipient of a Wexner Graduate fellowship, Dorot fellowship, and attended the Pardes Institute. Sacha has worked for McKinsey and Company and Credit Suisse, and was director of strategy and consulting for an international non-profit organization.

Kiara Barrett, Director of Consulting Services

Kiara has worked with over 250 independent day schools through North America, using survey data to help clients focus on key drivers, helping clients move toward financial sustainability using financial modeling tools, and using CRM systems to enable clients to track progress in key areas. Kiara graduated from Babson College with a bachelor’s of science in business. Prior to joining Measuring Success, Kiara worked as a management consultant working on business process improvement and strategy at Hitachi Consulting in Boston.

Andrea Litvak, Director of Analytics

Andrea Litvak is the Director of Analytics for Measuring Success, responsible for structuring our detailed quantitative models and regression analysis. She has worked with one our largest clients to develop, deploy, and analyze multiple high profile surveys resulting in major management implications. She has extensive experience in socially conscious organizations, data analysis and public economics. Prior to joining Measuring Success, Andrea was completing her PhD coursework in Economics and Education at Columbia University. She also has an undergraduate degree in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Chicago, and an M.Ed from the University of Massachusetts. Andrea's previous experience includes non-profit data management, urban development analysis, teaching, and program evaluation research.

Shirley Cardona, Senior Analyst

Shirley Cardona, an analyst at Measuring Success, brings experience in strategy consulting for nonprofit and for profit organizations. She holds a BA in Hispanic Studies and Sociology from Harvard College with citations in Italian and Portuguese. She is also the recipient of a George Peabody Gardner post-graduate fellowship which enabled her to devise and implement a pilot social welfare program addressing persistent drivers of inequality in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her previous experience includes working at Altman Vilandrie, a boutique strategy consulting firm, where she developed insights, conducted market and financial analysis, formulated recommendations and implemented change programs.

Support Teams
Technology Firms and Analysts, Jon, Sean, Quickbase, and Survey System
Office Manager, Dawn DeMeo
Bookkeeper, Maureen Messer
Legal Support, Outside GC