Vanessa Dimauro Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

I lead the Growth Network – a community of Georgian’s companies dedicated to increasing their competitive advantage through peer collaboration. Georgian is a venture capital firm focused on investing in high growth technology companies that harness the power of data in a trustworthy way. Leaders at any company funded by Georgian can join the community at https://community.georgian.io

Belmont, Ma, Us

I have over 20 years doing digital transformation strategy and operational alignment with a specialty in communities. I founded Leader Networks, an award-winning, internationally recognized research and consulting firm for the digital age.Some of our cornerstone brands include Royal Dutch Shell, Cisco, LexisNexis, Oracle, IHS, Palladium, BDO, Hitachi Data Systems and The WorldBank Group. And, I am really proud of our huge client retention rate. We're dedicated to exceeding client expectations and it shows. We're known for our GTM methodologies to enable digital transformation and our specialized focus on communities to improve customer experience, increase revenue and customer retention throughout the customer lifecycle.

New York, Ny, Us

Faculty at Columbia University’s Master of Science in Information and Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program. This program prepares individuals who are invested in the strategic potential of business-knowledge strategy alignment, collaboration, change management, and business analytics to expand or branch out from their current roles, or become entrepreneurs of ventures in the knowledge domain.

New York, Ny, Us

Research co-chair for the Society for New Communications Research at the Conference Board

Charlestown, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

WEGO Health is the world’s largest network of patient thought leaders, influencers and advocates, comprising more than 100,000 individuals across 150 health conditions. Their clients include leading pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, as well as agencies and organizations across the health care industry.

Network Activator is a community management application designed to accelerate engagement and business results on social software tools.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Social Media Today is a leading independent online media and events company for professionals in marketing, social business, communication, customer experience, content and digital strategy.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Conisus is a network of innovative companies dedicated to improving the care of patients with cancer and blood disorders by delivering superior medical education programs to healthcare professionals.

Babson Park, Ma, Us

Executive In Residence and Faculty, MBA Program

Us

CXO Systems was a leading provider of network-based business and risk intelligence software for senior executives whose primary assets were acquired by Cisco. Grew CXO Systems from an idea to a global software company with solid technology, predictable revenue, significant customers such as ADP, FedEx, and H&R Block, and partnership with and investment from Cisco. Led CXO Systems GTM strategy in the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) market including the formation of the Peer Visibility Network - a community of global CIOs. Led partnership programs and served as Enterprise Risk Management SME. Created an extensive library of KRIs and business metrics for IT, Oil & Gas and Logistics Operations.

Needham Heights, Massachusetts, Us

Founded and ran Computerworld Executive Suite - a premier online membership organization of over 20,000 CIOs from large organizations. Responsible for Computerworld’s public communities - all products, services and staff, on a site that receives over 7.5 million visits per month. Led Computerworld Executive Suite business model and charge into e-business including creating and managing partner relationships & sponsorship model. Collaborated extensively with Computerworld sales team to generate over $500K revenue through sponsorship programs its first year.

Minato, Tokyo, Jp

Senior Consultant 1996-2000Provided management consulting services to CTP clients as a subject matter expert on digital marketing, e-business processes and culture change. Community Director, Cambridge Information Network (CIN) 1997 - 2000Head of Community for Cambridge Information Network, which was a division of Cambridge Technology Partners from inception until its sale to EarthWeb (now dice.com) in 2000. CIN was the largest community of senior CIOs in the world, representing $100 billion of IT spend. Sold for $14 million to EarthWeb in 1999. Responsible for community operations, digital customer care, moderation team, community-driven revenue, and partner programs. Research Director, The Management Lab 1996 – 1997Director for The Management Lab; the research and education arm of Cambridge Technology Partners. Responsible for identifying future-focused information technology trends and convening smart conversations with corporations about the changing face of business.Developed and implemented learning programs for executive level audiences; generated leads that resulted in new systems integration business. Oversaw implementation of the Management Lab Lyceum, a regular convening of Chief Information Officers, industry experts and trend-setters; bolstered relationships with key customers and heightened organizational learning.

Reporting to the CEO of Bitstream, I established a market research strategy, acquired research tools and built an information management infrastructure. Managed research staff and budget. Leveraged data trend analysis to establish market readiness for Bitstream to initiate an IPO. Researched the browser software and collaboration tool marketplace including identifying future trends, market share, commercial uses and revenue potential and wrote proprietary reports. Due to market research initiatives, Bitstream added two new products to their portfolio which became a core part of Bitstream’s offerings.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Researched and published findings on the educational impact of the first online community of science and math educators, which was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The online community, LabNet, was established on the Internet before the advent of the World Wide Web. Successfully designed and implemented a for-fee subscription to bring LabNet to economic self-sufficiency. Promoted to the director of research after 1.5 years, and supervised all research, community-based technical direction, quality assurance testing for the interactive areas on LabNet.

Kennedy School, Masters Program, Program On Negotiation

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Abd

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)