I have operated over the past 25 years working with senior executives at the intersection of business strategy and information technology because this is the most fertile ground for value creation and performance improvement. I've been on both sides of the table - both as an advisor in consulting engagements and as a co-founder and senior executive of enterprises. I continue to strike a balance between consulting work and writing. The opportunity to get deeply involved in specific client issues and then to step back and reflect on broader trends helps me to be more effective on both fronts. My goal is to continue to peer over the horizon to understand how the global economy is being reshaped but to translate the insights into actionable advice that can deliver tangible impact to businesses today. More fundamentally, my goal is to continue to meet interesting people, address challenging situations that will help me to grow and find ways to pursue my passion in my day job while making a reasonable living to support my family. Specialties: Business strategy, information technology, marketing strategy, change management, growth strategy, operational performance improvement, leveraging network-enabled business models and ecosystems, offshoring and outsourcing

Co-Chairman, Center for the Edge @ I lead the Silicon Valley based research center for Deloitte. Our charter is to identify emerging business opportunities that should be on the CEO's agenda, but are not, and to do the research to persuade them to put it on the agenda. We help institutional leaders make sense of the changing global business landscape and make progress in addressing emerging challenges and opportunities. We tie ideas to impact. On the one hand, we help leaders to anticipate change by exploring the fundamental forces that will persist over time rather than distracting them with the surface events that occupy the media. We also resist the temptation to slice for simplicity, taking an integrated view of the changing landscape so that they can better understand how seemingly independent trends can reinforce or undermine each other. On the other hand, we seek to understand in order to shape action. We do not spend time on long-term trends that do not have clear and compelling short-term implications in terms of different actions to be taken and tangible value that can be created today. Our work has always had a global dimension and we have added affiliates of the Center for the Edge in Melbourne, Australia and Amsterdam, Netherlands. From 2007 to Present (8 years) San Jose, CaliforniaPrincipal @ I worked as an independent management consultant leveraging a broad network of relationships to advise senior executives on business strategy issues and significant performance improvement initiatives. In my spare time, I pursued research on a range of business issues and published a few books along the way. From 2001 to 2007 (6 years) San Francisco Bay AreaChief Strategy Officer @ From 2000 to 2001 (1 year) Principal @ During my tenure at McKinsey & Company, I helped to open their first office in Silicon Valley. I served as a leader of their Strategy Practice, helped to build their Information Technology practice, founded their business process re-engineering practice in 1988 and founded their e-commerce practice in 1993. From 1984 to 2000 (16 years) Chief Strategy Officer @ From 1982 to 1984 (2 years) Founder and CEO @ Sequoia Group was a start-up selling turnkey computer systems to physicians in private practice. It became the largest value added reseller in its segment and was acquired by MetPath. From 1980 to 1982 (2 years) Consultant @ From 1978 to 1980 (2 years)

1978, Business Strategy @ Harvard Business School From September 1974 to 1978 J.D., Corporate Law @ Harvard Law School From September 1974 to 1978 B.Phil., Modern Middle Eastern Studies @ Oxford University From September 1972 to 1974 B.A., College of Social Studies @ Wesleyan University From September 1968 to 1972 Phillips Academy John Hagel is skilled in: Strategy, Information Technology, Venture Capital, Intellectual Property, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Mobile Devices, Organizational..., Government, International..., Strategic Planning, Outsourcing, Corporate Development, Strategic Consulting, Strategic Partnerships, Consulting, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Management, Organizational..., Executive Management, Start-ups, Enterprise Software, Private Equity, Organizational Design, Mergers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Program Management, Competitive Analysis, Leadership, SaaS, Financial Modeling, Analytics, Business Planning, E-commerce, Business Process..., Business Transformation, Executive Coaching, Change Management, Product Management, Go-to-market Strategy, IT Strategy, Thought Leadership, Learning Management, Restructuring, Social Media, Technology, Emerging Markets, Writing