Rachel Wolf Powers Email & Phone Number

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, In

Global head, working with companies focused on clients' digital transformation and enterprises across industries to maximize business potential. As a key leader, I have supported the growth of Digital Businesses with revenue exceeding $5B+. I helped position HCLTech Digital Consulting / Digital Business in the market with analysts and clients, moving up to a Leader position.Cultivated a high-performing team focused on guiding clients on their digital experience journeys to enable them to do business in real-time and help organizations rethink their business models to place customers at the center, from business to digital and ecosystem strategy that lays the foundation and roadmap for change that integrates a client's workforce, experience, technology, and business experiences. This has included developing new service offerings and implementing innovative technologies to drive customer-centric solutions.Shaped and executed strategy to expand capabilities through organic and inorganic growth. Integrated strategic acquisitions to build a robust portfolio of services focused on Customer Experience, experience transformation, digital strategy, transformation management, organizational change management, program management, design, business consulting, product management, and Agile delivery transformation.As a strong advocate for creating exceptional customer experiences, I constantly strive to understand client's needs. This has enabled me to drive innovation successfully and deliver personalized solutions that meet their business objectives.I am passionate about driving change and fostering innovation through various initiatives within the industry. This includes speaking at industry events, participating in panel discussions, keynote speaking, and collaborating with other thought leaders to share best practices and insights on experience and technology transformation.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Teach entrepreneurship, innovation, product management and product design courses with Sutardja Center of Entrepreneurship & Technology, UC Berkeley.

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Volunteer Mentor

San Ramon, California, Us

Volunteer Advisor/Mentor

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

As an Executive Leader (Global Head) focusing on creating new business models, products, services, customer segments, channels, business processes, workplaces, and environments. Created new unique industry-changing user experiences for achieving dramatic growth, customer acquisition, and sustainable business ecosystems. Led and managed a cross-functional interdisciplinary practice of Innovators: Designers, Researchers, Business Strategists, Specialists, Content Strategists, Program Managers, Engineers, and Developers. Areas of focus included cutting-edge solutions for blockchain, IoT, wearables, applications, hardware, VR, AR, AI, robotics, machine learning, sensors, services, supply chain, and new things that don't exist yet. Led studio strategy, business development efforts, marketing, product management, design, development, operations, recruiting/hiring for the studios, focusing on executing today and planning for tomorrow. Championed and led creative direction and mentoring of a global team of UX professionals worldwide.Created global Design Thinking / Innovation consulting offering and program. Developing and creating an international Design Academy for training employees worldwide to be future Innovators/Design Thinkers.

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Founder and GM for a product innovation design & development studio. Help organizations navigate and solve complex business problems while creating business value that generates new growth, meaningful differentiation, and economic value. Create new value for businesses and customers by designing and launching new products and services, rethinking existing business models, and creating impact through the lens of human-centered design and innovation. Outcomes include developing new business models, services, mobile applications, hardware, wearables, consumer electronics, and IoT. Areas of expertise include industrial design, user experience, product marketing, go-to-market strategy, product strategy, viable validated business strategies, business models, brand strategy, etc. Projects/Brands include  Apple, Adobe, Alcatel-Lucent, Beltone, Cisco, Google, Houghton-Mifflin, HSBC, Intel, Motorola/Google, and many others.

Evanston, Il, Us

Adjunct Assistant Professor & Lecturer. Taught graduate-level Design Thinking, Product Design, Service Design, Human-Centered Design + Innovation courses with Kellogg School of Management & the McCormick School of Engineering: Segal Design Institute. Mentored client-based Kellogg Capstone projects. Participated in NSF Interdisciplinary Design Workshop. Co-taught with esteemed faculty, including Dr. Don Norman, Nielsen Norman Group. Led and planned Kellogg MMM New Product Innovation Fair. Kellogg and McCormick both rated as one of the Best Design Schools in the World, Businessweek.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Adjunct Professor / Lecturer. Taught design thinking, product/service design and research courses to graduate students in the MBA, MDes and MDM programs. Program rated as one of the Best Design Schools in the World, Business Week.

Cupertino, California, Us

Led user experience design and new product development process for various platforms products and services. Designed products and services, contributing to new ways of interacting with computer technology, hardware, software, and web-based solutions. Apple FTE 1999/2000-2003Vendor/Consultant for Apple 2003-2011Employee of vendor for Apple 2015-2018

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Dublin 2, Ie

Formerly Arthur Andersen, Andersen Consulting, now Accenture

Burbank, Ca, Us

Led UX and design for web-based products and services at a juncture when Disney was moving more from analog to digital.

Executive Education, Business Administration And Management, General

M.A.

B.F.A., Art/Art Studies, General

Art/Art Studies, General