3Axis Consulting was founded in 2024 by Elaine Farber Budish to help organizations bridge the gap between two-dimensional plans that sit on shelves and three-dimensional initiatives that achieve outcomes in the real world.

Elaine is a senior leader with proven results in public-sector strategy, programmatic innovation, DEI, and data-driven process design and improvement. She is known for providing practical, inclusive consulting services to public sector, education, and non-profit clients working to grow their capacity to deliver effective services and improve their outcomes. 

With almost two decades of experience engaging in public sector policy and implementation work across the country, Elaine brings the experience, tools, and approaches needed to support client teams in achieving the impact they want. 

3Axis Consulting is a woman-owned, queer-owned business committed to equity, social justice, and community. Based in Providence, Rhode Island, the firm serves clients across North America.

Elaine has recently supported:

• Queens Public Library

• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

• Teacher Prep International

• YMCA of Greater Boston

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools (FL)

• Philadelphia Education Fund 

• Commit Dallas (Dallas County Promise)

• Hartford Public Schools (CT)

• Tulsa Public Schools (OK)

• Chicago Public Schools (IL)

Elaine's credentials include:

• Peer-reviewed article published in the Coalition for Adult Basic Education journal (Oct. 2023)

• Elected co-chair of the Providence Public Schools Parent Advisory Council (2021-2023)

• Presenter at the Carnegie Foundation Improvement Science in Education annual conference in 2018, 2019, and 2020

• Mayoral-appointed member of the Providence-Cranston Workforce Board Youth Council for 8 years

• Masters degree in Public Affairs with a certificate in health policy from Princeton University

• Undergraduate degree from Brown University