We have a major announcement: After more than three decades at the helm, Founder and CEO Gus Cicala is stepping into a Chairman of the Board role and passing CEO to his daughter, Lisa Cicala. She will serve as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026.
The change marks the start of a new year, new leadership, and new offerings for WiserWulff. They maintain their strong roots in project management excellence while embracing the transformative power of AI-driven consulting, exemplified with their pioneering “Agentic PMO” model.
It’s a privilege to hand over leadership to someone who not only shares my vision, but who has helped shape it. Lisa has been instrumental in expanding our reach, deepening our client relationships, and charting our future. I have complete trust in her leadership and couldn’t be more enthusiastic about the next chapter for WiserWulff.
Gus Cicala, Founder of WiserWulff
Under Lisa’s leadership, WiserWulff will continue to support clients with top-notch project leadership for technology and corporate initiatives, including digital transformation, business process improvement, organizational change management, and mergers and acquisitions – even as the company expands its focus into AI-enabled project management, process optimization, and workforce transformation.
“I’ve always admired Gus’ passion to change the world one project at a time and his belief that it’s leadership qualities are what make a project succeed. I’m deeply grateful for the foundation my father built, and it’s an honor to follow in his footsteps,” said Lisa Cicala, incoming CEO of WiserWulff. “Now is an incredible time to lean into the future by enhancing our company’s 30 years’ worth of experience with innovation — helping our clients harness both human and machine intelligence to successfully deliver projects.”
To honor Gus’s remarkable career and celebrate WiserWulff’s path forward, the company invites clients, partners, and friends to a retirement celebration and new era launch party on Friday, February 13, 2026 in Wilmington, DE.
Email contact@wiserwulff.com for more details about the celebration.
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