Rhetorik serves leading marketing and sales professionals with comprehensive intelligence on the deployment of information technology, communications and telecom (ICT) products and services. The UK- based company provides global vendors with online tools and research-verified data on enterprise users in the UK and Republic of Ireland. And as a key member of the European Market Intelligence Group (EMIG), Rhetorik tracks more than 1 million business and government contacts across Europe.

The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils are the world’s foremost interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking to shape a sustainable and inclusive future for all.The network convenes more than 700 of the most relevant and knowledgeable thought leaders from academia, government, business and civil society, grouped in expertise-based, thematic councils. It is an invitation-only community, and members are nominated for a one-year period.

Led all functional operations of publicly-traded SaaS provider of big data HR/Recruiting analytics platform. Company provides online tools, predictive analytics and embedded data solutions to Fortune 1000 HR/recruiting professionals, staffing companies, credit services, buy-side financial services and state and local governments.Successfully sold company to CEB Inc (now Gartner Group) in late 2015 for 60% equity premium, and managed post-merger integration until June, 2016.

Led digital product strategy and planning in the Digital Entertainment Products group of leading satellite pay TV operator. Lead team that identifies evaluates and develops on new products and business models. Heads up cross functional organization driving Internet video services development.

Head of strategic planning and development for consumer online businesses (Bing, MSN, Microsoft Advertising). Reporting to divisional CFO and directly supporting online product group president. Responsible for divisional business and technology strategy formulation. Identified acquisition targets and opportunities to leverage search assets with application developers and in the enterprise. Identified and evaluated opportunities for new business extensions in social and vertical content applications and services (social, geospatial/mapping and mobile), forging new alliances, identifying, evaluating M&A prospects. Served as business lead for Bing Fund; developed platform-based search technology strategy, mapping strategy, Windows ads-in-apps

Led diverse teams of development, design and business focused on early stage new product ventures for internal Microsoft incubator. Collaborated extensively with Microsoft Research globally to commercialize technology innovations across Microsoft’s entire product portfolio, spanning Azure, online services (Bing & MSN), Windows, Server & Tools , XBox and Mobile Communications. Successfully incubated new data visualization and big data analytics solutions for MS Office and developed a series of industry view points and strategic recommendations on mobile cloud services and System on a Chip (SoC) applications.

Head of strategy for Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices Division, which included XBox, Windows Embedded software, Windows Mobile, PC Hardware, IPTV, Surface Computing, Zune services. Led corporate strategy, new business evaluation, market & competitive analysis, M&A opportunity identification and investment prioritization across $8 billion portfolio

Led strategic planning and new product ideation for Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment franchiseAs Director of Strategy for Xbox from 2007-2008, created growth plan to expand the audience and profitability of the Xbox and Xbox Live interactive entertainment platform, including addition of community gaming, social media integration and video/entertainment services. Drove next-generation console business planning, created Xbox Live strategic growth plan, and initiated expanded partnership opportunities with U.S. cable and telecom carriers.

Managed both strategy and operations improvement projects for a range of media, telecommunications and Internet services client companies. Telecom, Media & Technology practice

Ran New York editorial operations for leading entertainment industry publication and served as lead business and finance editor covering all major media industry sectors and key companies spanning television, film, music, gaming, live events and digital media.

Business information services. Acquired Baskerville Communications in 1998