Higher Education Strategy & Technology Consulting
Clarity before action. Strategy that moves institutions forward.
Helping higher education and mission driven organizations navigate complex technology transformations with lasting impact.
Our Services
End-to-end advisory services tailored to the realities of Higher Education.
Expert consulting from initial assessment through implementation and beyond.
CRM Strategy & Roadmap Planning
You have systems, priorities, and pressure to modernize, but no clear path forward. We assess your current technology landscape, identify gaps, and deliver a phased, multi-year roadmap aligned to your institutional goals.
Business Transformation & Process Improvement
Fragmented workflows and outdated processes create friction that no new system can fix on its own. We map your current state, surface inefficiencies, and redesign core processes to align with your future state technology and operational goals.
Organizational Change Management
Technology only succeeds when people are ready to use it. We design and embed change management strategies into your transformation from the start, covering stakeholder analysis, communications planning, readiness assessments, and training model development.
Fractional Support
Change management and project management support for your strategic initiatives without the commitment of a full-time internal hire. A fractional change manager or project manager can ensure your initiative is successful and expand your team’s capacity for change.
About Nash Strategy Consulting Company
Founded on the belief that strategic planning should not be a luxury
Too often, strategy work is rushed or skipped altogether in favor of jumping straight to implementation, leaving organizations without a clear picture of what they want to achieve, how they will get there, or how they will measure success. That lack of clarity is expensive. Nash Strategy Consulting was built to change that by making high-quality strategy work accessible to higher education institutions of all sizes, so that every organization has the foundation it needs to move forward with confidence.
Nash Strategy Consulting was founded by Valorie Nash, a higher education strategy and technology consultant with over a decade of experience leading complex transformation initiatives at some of the country's most recognized institutions. Her work spans CRM strategy, enterprise system implementation, organizational change management, and student services transformation — always at the intersection of people, process, and technology, and always centered on the human experience at the heart of every transformation.
Nash Strategy Consulting was founded by Valorie Nash, a higher education strategy and technology consultant with over a decade of experience leading complex transformation initiatives at some of the country's most recognized institutions. Her work spans CRM strategy, enterprise system implementation, organizational change management, and student services transformation — always at the intersection of people, process, and technology, and always centered on the human experience at the heart of every transformation.
Does this sound familiar?
"We have a dozen systems all doing the same thing for different departments and none of them talk to each other."
"We know we need to modernize, but every time we try to move forward, we get stuck in committee."
"Our data is a mess. We can't report on anything accurately, and leadership is asking questions we can't answer."
"We're going live on a new platform and our staff isn't ready. We don't have the internal capacity to do the change management work we know we need."
Your challenges have names. We've solved them before.
Who We Work With
Built for the Complexity of Higher Education
From R1 research universities to philanthropic foundations, we bring the same rigor to every engagement... regardless of size or complexity.
Colleges & Universities
Supporting complex, multi-unit institutions navigating strategic projects across all areas including IT, the office of the Provost, executive and continuing educaiton, study abroad, advancement, and all other departments.
Foundations & Mission-Driven Organizations
Guiding philanthropic and mission-driven organizations through CRM evaluation, technology planning, and organizational alignment to strengthen their impact.
Is Nash Strategy Consulting Company Right for You?
We do our best work with institutions who are ready to transform.
If any of the following describes where your institution is right now, we should talk.
You're planning a major technology implementation or platform migration and need a clear strategy before the vendor conversations begin.
You're embarking on significant organizational change and need a structured approach to bring your people along with you.
Your systems are fragmented and your data is disconnected; and you know it's holding your institution back.
You're redesigning business processes to align with new technology and need someone who understands both sides.
You lack the internal capacity for strategy or project leadership and need a senior partner, not a junior team.
You want an objective, outside perspective on a complex challenge from someone who will tell you what they see, not what you want to hear.
A Simple Process for a Complex Challenge.
How to Get Started
Nash Strategy Consulting makes it easy to take the first step to get from where you are to where you need to be.
Step 1
Start with a Conversation
In a discovery call we will talk through your current challenges, priorities, and where you need support.
Step 2
Receive a Tailored Proposal
Based on our conversation, we'll develop a proposal scoped specifically to your institution outlining the approach, timeline, deliverables, and investment.
Step 3
Begin the Work
Once you're ready to move forward, we hit the ground running. Through structured discovery, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative working sessions, we'll define your desired future state and build the roadmap to get you there.
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