Frank Cutitta

Frank Cutitta

Research Associate
Leading Edge Forum

Frank Cutitta, based in the US, is a Research Associate for the Leading Edge Forum, and is the author of our project entitled Growing Out of the Socially Awkward Phase: Leveraging the Co-Evolution of Marketing and IT.

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Richard Davies

Richard Davies

Vice President and Managing Director
Leading Edge Forum

Richard is Vice President and Managing Director of the Leading Edge Forum.

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Donna Dietz

Donna Dietz

VP, Technology Planning, Quality & Enterprise Information Management
Pitney Bowes

Donna Dietz joined Pitney Bowes in March 2004 and leads the long-range development of Pitney Bowes’ computer and network architecture, strategy, and enterprise information management as well as providing enterprise-wide direction on the use of emerging technology products and services.  She works to identify new approaches for implementing computer, network, and communications technology including hardware, software, productivity tools, databases, image processing and multimedia. 

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Edward Hess

Edward Hess

Professor of Business Administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia

Edward D Hess is a Professor of Business Administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. His research focuses on Growth Strategies, Systems and Processes, as well as High Performance Organizations.  His current research focuses on the relationship of neural-cognitive psychological processing on growth mindsets and processes.

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Kirt Mead

Kirt Mead

Senior Consultant
Leading Edge Forum

Kirt is a Senior Consultant with the Leading Edge Forum, for which he conducts research projects on a range of issues in the Business/IT interface.

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David Moschella

David Moschella

Global Research Director
Leading Edge Forum

David Moschella is the Global Research Director for the Leading Edge Forum. In this position, he guides a series of strategic research initiatives aimed at helping CIOs and other Enterprise IT leaders understand and exploit the ever-expanding intersection between business and information technology. David’s key areas of expertise include globalization, industry restructuring, disruptive technologies, environmental strategies, and the co-evolution of business and IT.  His most recent published research is entitled The Next Generation of Digital Game-Changers.

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Douglas Neal

Douglas Neal

Research Fellow
Leading Edge Forum

Doug Neal, based in the United States, is a Research Fellow for the Leading Edge Forum and is responsible for research into The Consumerization of IT.  His focus is on the intersection of strategy, business operations and technology.  Recent projects have included Preparing for a Post-PC World, Use and Misuse of Collaborative Technologies Handbook, A Workbook for Cloud Computing in the Enterprise, Doing Business in the CloudGlobal Business Collaboration, A Workbook for Harnessing Consumerization and Web 2.0, Green IT – Moving Beyond the 2% Solution, and Harnessing Web 2.0 – Enterprise Strategies for Living on the Web.

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Clay Shirky

Clay Shirky

Author, Teacher on New Technologies and Social Media

Clay Shirky is today’s leading voice on the social and economic impact of internet technologies.  Considered one of the finest thinkers on the internet revolution, Clay provides an insightful and optimistic view of networks, social software, and technology's effects on society.  Writing extensively about the Internet since 1996, he is the author of the best-selling Here Comes Everybody and Cognitive Surplus.  In Here Comes Everybody, Clay explored how organizations and industries are being upended by open networks, collaboration, and user appropriation of content production and dissemination.  Cognitive Surplus reveals how new technology is changing us from consumers to collaborators, unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world.

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