- klotscha@uwm.edu
- 414-336-6754
- Lubar Hall N481
Allan Klotsche
- Executive-in-Residence
- Director of Masters Programs, Graduate Student Services
As an Executive-in-Residence at the Lubar College of Business, Allan Klotsche teaches in the Executive MBA program, mentors entrepreneurs and start-up organizations, and is a frequent lecturer on topics including strategy execution, accountability, change management and servant leadership. Mr. Klotsche is also serving as the Director of Masters Programs for the Lubar College of Business.
Mr. Klotsche has most recently served as the President & CEO of Alpha Source Group, a national service provider for imaging equipment to the health care market. Prior to running Alpha Source, Mr. Klotsche has served as the CEO of two other private-equity-backed companies.
Prior to working as CEOs for private equity groups, Mr. Klotsche worked for 25 years at Brady Corporation, a manufacturer of industrial identification and safety products. After a decade of sales and marketing roles with increasing responsibility in North America, Mr. Klotsche served as the President of Brady Asia for 10 years during which he and his team grew revenues from $50 million to $300 million, started 12 green-field operations, acquired 9 companies, and built an employee base of 2,500. Mr. Klotsche finished his career at Brady as the Sr. Vice President for Human Resources.
Mr. Klotsche serves on the boards of Boelter Companies, and Eleven36. He has started two non-profit organizations: The Brady Corporation Foundation in 1994 whose gifts now exceed $10 million, and Summit4water, a non-profit organization based in Tanzania which brings fresh water to rural communities and teaches them how to be self-sustaining in the future.
Mr. Klotsche earned both his undergraduate degree in Marketing and his Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Lubar School of Business.