Ted Delicath
Meet Ted
Ted Delicath is a Senior Advisor at McChrystal Group, where he helps organizations tackle complex, high‑stakes challenges through disciplined execution, decision‑making, and leadership alignment. His work focuses on translating strategy into action, particularly in environments shaped by uncertainty, crisis, and rapid change. He has supported public‑ and private‑sector clients across homeland security, defense, energy, technology, and biomanufacturing.
Previously, Ted served in a range of implementation and leadership roles at McChrystal Group, including leading long‑running, on‑the‑ground engagements supporting state‑level COVID‑19 response efforts. During the pandemic, he helped design and execute vaccination rollout strategies and supporting systems, working shoulder‑to‑shoulder with government leaders during a period of sustained operational pressure.
Beyond his consulting work, Ted Delicath brings deep operational leadership experience from his service as a Ranger‑qualified Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army and his continued service as a Space Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. His approach blends structured decision‑making, systems thinking, and a strong bias toward action—helping leaders build clarity and momentum when it matters most.
Ted holds a bachelor’s degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and a master’s degree in Security and Conflict from Dublin City University as a George S. Mitchell Scholar, where he finished first in his class. He is also pursuing an Executive MBA at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and serves in leadership roles with the Andrew Weishar Foundation, a nonprofit supporting families facing pediatric cancer.
B.A. Illinois Wesleyan University
M.A. Dublin City University
M.B.A. Northwestern University
Written Articles/ Materials
Case Study
State Governor COVID-19 Response
When the COVID-19 pandemic first took hold in the United States, McChrystal Group sprang into action, embedding in state and local governments struggling to face the mounting challenge posed by the deadly virus. McChrystal looked to its origins and leveraged its team’s unique understanding of how to transform large, formal organizations during periods of sustained crisis.
Unified Cross-Functional Approach to Leadership and Succession Planning
McChrystal Group partnered with a globally-dispersed 2,500-person organization to develop a robust, repeatable leadership development program to strengthen its leadership succession planning and cross-functional camaraderie.
Insights
Let’s Roll: How Rolling Planning Changes the Strategy Game
For decades, the annual planning cycle served as the bedrock of organizational strategy. It offered clarity, structure, and a sense of control. But that world is gone. Today, the velocity of disruption outpaces the rigidity of static plans, and leaders who cling to last December’s goals often find themselves misaligned, reactive, and behind.
