Doris Nagel

Doris Nagel has more than 25 years’ experience leading cross-functional and global teams, particularly with strategic partnering, market entry strategy, change management, compliance, training, and risk management.

Prior to forming Globalocity, she operated her own management consulting practice, Blue Sky Consulting, for eight years, focused on helping companies expand outside their home markets. During that time, she managed several key aspects of the Fenwal/Frisenius Kabi spin-off from Baxter, including a channel rationalization process.  She also lead an initiative at CDW to establish its global business strategy.  Her work there resulted in the company’s acquisition of Kelway, its first footprint outside North America.

She previously held senior positions at Baxter Healthcare, Allegiance Healthcare, and Cardinal Health, where she headed a multinational team of professionals that managed all of the company’s international legal matters.  During her inhouse career, she negotiated numerous technology licensing, strategic partner, and distributor and agent agreements spanning more than 75 countries, lead several acquisition, divestiture, and business integration initiatives, and helped set up offices in 45 countries.

Doris is a Board member and Secretary of the International Trade Association of Greater Chicago,  an instructor at the Proformative Online Academy, and a former Adjunct Professor at DePaul University School of Law.  She’s a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

She is a frequent speaker, blogger, and podcast creator on a variety of international expansion issues, focusing particularly on channel management strategy and implementation.  She still practices law, helping her clients in regulated industries with legal, regulatory, and compliance matters, as well as working with startup technology companies and doing pro bono work.