Experience* 25+ years in the IT industry in industries - financial services, retail, automotive, high-tech, media* Served on the W3C (Worldwide Web Consortium) Advisory Committee* Broad experience across IT and strategy - call centers, infrastructure, data, applications, business process, IT processes* Enterprise transformation, Strategic planning, collaboration with academia * Developed and used detailed business/tech roadmapping and alignment process* Innovation process champion and innovator with experience in leading-edge prototypes* Frequent speaker at major conferences, published author, inventor* Experience in facilitating dialogues and workshops with CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, CMOsStrengths* Giving shape to and articulating the future* Facilitating an enterprise toward a common direction* Managing and turning around complex environments* Out-of-the-box thinking* Leading multidisciplinary organizations* Positioning technology direction at various levels in the organization, leading to successful implementations and value realization InterestsThe semantic web, speech technologies, scenario planning, usability, Emerging Technology Planning, technology/need alignment, social aspects of technology, nanotechnologySpecialties: Technology strategy, Data Management, Data Warehousing, analytics, planning, governance & architecture; Business management, strategic planning and product development; Emerging Technologies & envisioning the future; Innovation process