Kurt Ranka

Managing Principal

Kurt is a Managing Principal in Ducker Carlisle’s Automotive and Industrials strategic solutions practice, where he focuses on Aftermarket revenue management, price optimization, and supply chain improvement projects. Kurt holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management from Albion College, and a master’s degree in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He has 20 years of consulting experience for Automotive and Industrials clients covering pricing strategy, business case development and achievement, implementation, and optimization for B2B and B2C pricing across many channel structures. Kurt has also led many aftermarket operations and supply chain improvement projects for Automotive and Industrials clients. Kurt has authored industry research and thought leadership articles for Industrials clients.