About Us

Financial Leadership Built on Experience, Integrity and Stewardship

Helping leaders navigate complex financial decisions with confidence

Financial Expertise. Ethical Leadership. Trusted Partnership.

At Longbows Consulting we believe that great financial leadership is about more than producing reports or monitoring budgets.

It is about helping leaders make informed decisions that strengthen their organizations today while preparing for tomorrow. We combine decades of experience in finance, executive leadership, governance, entrepreneurship, and strategic planning to provide practical advice grounded in integrity. Whether your organization is growing, navigating uncertainty, planning for its next stage, we become a trusted partner committed to long-term success.

Sound financial decisions require analytical rigor and thoughtful judgement.

We help leaders build stronger organizations

Strategic Financial Leadership

We provide the financial insight, forecasting, and analysis leaders need to improve performance, manage risk, and confidently pursue new opportunities.

Stewardship and Governance

Our work is guided by principles of sound governance, ethical leadership and responsible stewardship, to help organizations build trust while making difficult decisions.

Why Longbows

Experience that sees the Whole Picture

Financial decisions affect far more than the bottom line. They influence employees, customers, investors, lenders and communities. Our advice reflects not only financial expertise but also leadership experience across business, healthcare, entrepreneurship, higher education and nonprofit governance.

Philip Adsetts contributes decades of experience in private equity, mergers, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, valuation and strategic growth. Most recently his projects have been in the real estate and climate technology sectors.

Jean Howard combines a MBA from Cornell University with graduate study in Leadership and Business Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Her career includes executive financial leadership, entrepreneurial consulting, healthcare governance – including service on the board of St Peter’s Health Partners – and executive coaching. She brings a systems perspective that helps leaders balance financial performance with long-term stewardship.

Together, we help organizations make complex financial decisions with confidence, discipline and clarity.