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Former Keynote Speaker Jim Stengel to be inducted into Marketing Hall of Fame 2017

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Former Keynote Speaker Jim Stengel will be Inducted into Marketing Hall of Fame 2017

The Millennium Alliance is thrilled to announce that former keynote speaker Jim Stengel, Former Global Marketing Officer, Procter & Gamble, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Jim Stengel Company, LLC, has been selected to the AMA’s Marketing Hall of Fame.

The American Marketing Association of New York announced today the four industry leaders who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, during an awards ceremony on May 11, 2017.

“The Marketing Hall of Fame is dedicated to recognizing the people who are making outstanding contributions to the field of marketing and inspiring and educating a new generation of marketers.” –NYAMA

This year’s inductees include Gary Briggs, VP, CMO, Facebook, Jon Iwata, SVP, marketing and communications, IBM, Jerry Wind, PhD, Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School and…

Jim Stengel, former global marketing officer, Procter & Gamble and president/CEO, The Jim Stengel Company.

ABOUT JIM

Jim Stengel is President/CEO of The Jim Stengel Company, a think tank and consultancy conducting proprietary research, generating thought leadership and applying an ideals-driven framework to drive business growth in today’s global economy. A prolific writer, speaker, and advisor, Jim is the author of Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World’s Greatest Companies. Jim serves as an advisor for Myrian Capital, a private equity firm, and Metamorphic Ventures, a venture capital firm. He is also Chairman of the International Advisory Board for in/PACT, an interactive cause-marketing firm. Jim is the former Global Marketing Officer of P&G.

Congratulations Jim!

We were incredibly honored to have Jim as our Keynote Speaker at our 2016 Transformational CMO Assembly.

This year, we are thrilled to welcome another marketing leader Russ Klein, CEO of the American Marketing Association is joining us at Transformational CMO Assembly as our keynote speaker. In the run-up to the event, we sat down with the “flamethrower” himself and quizzed him a little about his career, what’s next for the marketing industry and what advice he would give to CMOs looking to capitalize on the ‘Digital Industrial Revolution’.

Here is a snippet from our interview with Russ:

In any company, the culture and leadership often makes or breaks digital transformation. Back in 2016, you spoke at the Leadership Summit, where you said “Positivity and optimism are the stuff of magic. It’s the magician’s elixir and the opening to possibility thinking which is the stuff of transformational creativity.” Can you tell us a little more about why these leadership qualities are so vital to a successful transformation?

RK: This answer could go on forever. I’m a believer in predictive language. That is, what you say and how you say it is predictive of outcomes. I’m not delusional about it, but I know that any transformation is going to hit low points when you simply must “believe to see.” Positivity isn’t just pixie dust…the science and empirical data on the power of positive thinking is abundant. If you can paint a co-created vision in which your team can see themselves playing an epic role…you have a chance.

Positivity is about being willing to think epic.

Check out the full interview here >

ABOUT TRANSFORMATIONAL CMO

The Millennium Alliance is pleased to announce that Russ Klein, CEO American Marketing Association, will be joining us on April 2-4, 2017 at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel in Dallas, TX for the biannual Transformational CMO Assembly.

The Transformational CMO Assembly will bring together North America’s most prominent Chief Marketing Officers, from all major consumer-driven industries. C-Level executives around the world are anticipating a highly complex marketing environment over the next few years; making the role of the CMO more important than ever before.

The digital revolution has forever changed the balance of power between individual consumers and brands. CMOs know that there is an explosion of information that is creating the digital enterprise. In addition, marketing leaders having an understanding that social media is the key channel for engaging with customers. Knowing how to measure these results will help organizations stay ahead of the competition.

A series of executive education roundtables, keynote presentations, collaborative think tanks, educational workshops, and networking sessions will offer industry-specific topics and trends to ensure your company sustains its competitive advantage.

This is not just another “Digital Marketing” event. Spaces are reserved for the best in the business. If you’re a CMO looking to stay one step ahead of the digital world, Apply for Millennium Membership today

Our commitment to equality and diversity on this International Women’s Day 2017

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Happy International Women’s Day!

The Millennium Alliance is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce. We aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers. We also want each of our employees to feel respected and able to achieve their best within our company.

Our policies ensure that our company operates with equality and fairness in mind. We have created an environment of respect for all in our employment, whether temporary, part-time or full-time.

Here at Millennium Alliance, we work to ensure equality in pay and benefits, terms and conditions of employment, dealing with grievances and discipline, dismissal, redundancy, requests for flexible working, and selection for employment, promotion, training or other developmental opportunities.

We are also committed to creating a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimization and unlawful discrimination, promoting dignity and respect for all, and where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognized and valued.

Earlier this year we became the first company in our industry to offer paid maternity and family leave. Unpaid leave is a huge concern for many expecting parents across the United States. The lack of paid leave causes many challenges, especially for new mothers looking to return to work. One such challenge being the difficulty of balancing the desire to experience a newborn’s precious firsts while ensuring a family’s financial future. Research has shown that the early weeks and months are vital to a child’s development. This is one of many reasons why it is imperative for mothers & fathers to spend adequate time with their newborns, unburdened by concerns about job security or immediate financial obligations. Since its inception, all Millennium Alliance expecting mothers have been guaranteed up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to care for a new child.

We are celebrating International Women’s Day by saying thank you to all those who have helped us to launch and grow our company over past three years.

A message from our co-founder, Alex Sobol:

“Here at Millennium Alliance, we are committed to gender equality. We believe in hiring and promoting talented women. 

We celebrated our three-year anniversary last week, and we would not be in the position we are in as a company without the strong, dedicated, and talented women who make up a majority of our senior management team and company as a whole. Happy International Women’s Day and a special thank you to all of the amazing women who have contributed so much to our growth.“

Our commitment to equality and diversity on this International Women’s Day 2017

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Happy International Women’s Day!

The Millennium Alliance is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce. We aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers. We also want each of our employees to feel respected and able to achieve their best within our company.

Our policies ensure that our company operates with equality and fairness in mind. We have created an environment of respect for all in our employment, whether temporary, part-time or full-time.

Here at Millennium Alliance, we work to ensure equality in pay and benefits, terms and conditions of employment, dealing with grievances and discipline, dismissal, redundancy, requests for flexible working, and selection for employment, promotion, training or other developmental opportunities.

We are also committed to creating a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimization and unlawful discrimination, promoting dignity and respect for all, and where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognized and valued.

Earlier this year we became the first company in our industry to offer paid maternity and family leave. Unpaid leave is a huge concern for many expecting parents across the United States. The lack of paid leave causes many challenges, especially for new mothers looking to return to work. One such challenge being the difficulty of balancing the desire to experience a newborn’s precious firsts while ensuring a family’s financial future. Research has shown that the early weeks and months are vital to a child’s development. This is one of many reasons why it is imperative for mothers & fathers to spend adequate time with their newborns, unburdened by concerns about job security or immediate financial obligations. Since its inception, all Millennium Alliance expecting mothers have been guaranteed up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to care for a new child.

We are celebrating International Women’s Day by saying thank you to all those who have helped us to launch and grow our company over past three years.

A message from our co-founder, Alex Sobol:

“Here at Millennium Alliance, we are committed to gender equality. We believe in hiring and promoting talented women. 

We celebrated our three-year anniversary last week, and we would not be in the position we are in as a company without the strong, dedicated, and talented women who make up a majority of our senior management team and company as a whole. Happy International Women’s Day and a special thank you to all of the amazing women who have contributed so much to our growth.“

The Millennium Alliance turns 3! Take a look at #millenniumlife

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The Millennium Alliance’s 3rd Anniversary

On Friday, Millennium Alliance officially celebrated its third birthday. The celebrations lasted all week! The Millennium employees took part in a week’s worth of fun:

Monday – All Millennium employees dressed up in white and blue.

Tuesday – Can’t have a birthday without a birthday lunch! Taco Tuesday hit the New York office. We also interviewed Russ Klein, CEO, American Marketing Association. 

Wednesday – Wacky hair day! Wear wigs and hats to work.

Thursday – Remember the amazing fashion of the 90’s? The Millennium Alliance paid homage to the best characters of the 90’s with some interesting outfits. We also filmed the first ever episode of Millennium Live.

Friday – The Millennium Alliance Mini-Olympics when both offices competed for bragging rights.

Here is just a selection of some of the highlights from the week and a sneak peek at #millenniumlife.

Last week Millennium Alliance celebrated its 3rd birthday with fancy dress days, taco Tuesday, the first ever episode of Millennium Live, interview with Russ Klein from American Marketing Association and a mini-Olympics day at Chelsea Piers. Here are some of the highlights from the week.

https://storify.com/freya03/millennium-alliance-turns-3

 

Millennium Alliance expands its management team with Finance & Operations and Marketing divisions

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The Millennium Alliance Expands Its Managament Team

New York, NY – The Millennium Alliance announced today the expansion of their senior management team with the appointments of Ben Ould as VP, Finance & Operations and Freya Smale as VP, Marketing.

Ben Ould, Vice President of Finance & Operations comes with a wealth of international experience having spent the last 15 years’ working in the industry, both in the US and in Europe. With his expertise in Management Accounting, Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Budgeting, Financial Analysis and Modeling, he is strategically positioned to provide structure to global expansion.

During his career Ben has spearheaded global growth, helping to launch businesses in new markets. He has facilitated the transition of teams onto new cloud-based software, such a Salesforce and been instrumental in the restructuring of several companies’ finances, enabling increased reporting, efficiency, and transparency.

“Thrilled to have joined the Management Team of Millennium Alliance and extremely excited for the future. Rob and Alex have not only laid a strong commercial foundation for the business to grow but also created an office culture where employees enjoy coming to work! I look forward to sharing my experiences and building a financial framework that allows the company to grow and expand further.” Ben says, “I believe that growth comes from being 100% focused on our client’s needs. This means forming long-lasting relationships with existing customers, whilst continuously generating new commercial relationships.”

Joining Ben on the Millennium Alliance management team is Freya Smale, a CIM certified marketer. Freya is joining the company as its very first Vice President of Marketing. With over 5 years’ experience specifically in event marketing, one of her main focuses will be to continue to grow their national assembly portfolio. She joins the team as an experienced senior marketer with knowledge of multiple industries, including Pharmaceuticals, Finance, Aviation, and Logistics.

Responsible for the overall strategy and implementation of marketing across Millennium Alliance’s product portfolio, her multidisciplinary approach to marketing will be key to the growth of the company as it looks to expand internationally. Proficient in all forms of digital, direct & indirect marketing and confident in use of all major platforms, including Email, Website, Search, PR, Social and Inbound Marketing; Freya will be kick-starting Millennium Alliance’s marketing and branding efforts.

“I’m incredibly excited to join such a dynamic and forward-thinking company. Millennium Alliance has an amazing team of people whose passion is infectious. Their highly-accredited service is designed for the C-Suite who are looking to transform their businesses. Digital transformation is all about innovation.” Freya says. “Whether you’re working in healthcare or in retail, being digitally aware is hugely important to any business. The same is true for Millennium Alliance. As a new company, I get the unique opportunity to shape the marketing strategy, which will have a strong digital element, and build a department from the ground up!”

Alex Sobol, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Millennium Alliance commented on the new hires.

“Like all young companies, growing out the senior management team is one of the most exciting parts of the journey. With our 3-year anniversary approaching in a few weeks, Rob and I could not have envisioned bringing 2 stronger professionals to lead two of the most pivotal divisions of the company. Both Ben and Freya’s near-flawless track record, reputation, integrity, and desire to bring the Millennium Alliance to the next phase allows us to really step on the gas and make 2017 our most special year yet. It is truly humbling that they have entrusted Millennium with their careers.”  

About Millennium Alliance

Headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, The Millennium Alliance is a leading technology, business, and educational advisory firm. Focusing primarily in areas such as business transformation, executive education, growth, policy, and need analysis, Millennium is quickly becoming one of the most dynamic locations for collaboration across the world.

We provide a framework for Fortune 1000 C-Level executives, leading public sector/government officials, and thought leaders across a variety of disciplines, to meet their peers, understand industry developments, and receive introductions to new technology and service advancements to help grow their career and overall company value.

Millennium was created to provide opportunities for collaboration and offer guidance on best practices for executives from the world’s leading organizations. We are dedicated to providing meaningful opportunities for Alliance members to simplify their personal growth, increase business networks, and have the right information to build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level. This is in addition to providing market intelligence, advisory services, and industry-leading programs for all major industries. Millennium’s aim is to bring out the best capabilities for all of our clients so they can make the right decisions at the right time.

With a constant thirst for a conversation that has real value, it is our duty to provide a platform for all leaders to further develop in an ecosystem of innovation and knowledge so all parties can continue to shape the real purpose of business: to make things efficient and worthwhile.

The Millennium Alliance expands its management team with Finance & Operations and Marketing divisions

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The Millennium Alliance Expands Its Management Team

New York, NY – The Millennium Alliance announced today the expansion of their senior management team with the appointments of Ben Ould as VP, Finance & Operations and Freya Smale as VP, Marketing.

Ben Ould, Vice President of Finance & Operations comes with a wealth of international experience having spent the last 15 years’ working in the industry, both in the US and in Europe. With his expertise in Management Accounting, Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Budgeting, Financial Analysis and Modeling, he is strategically positioned to provide structure to global expansion.

During his career Ben has spearheaded global growth, helping to launch businesses in new markets. He has facilitated the transition of teams onto new cloud-based software, such a Salesforce and been instrumental in the restructuring of several companies’ finances, enabling increased reporting, efficiency, and transparency.

“Thrilled to have joined the Management Team of Millennium Alliance and extremely excited for the future. Rob and Alex have not only laid a strong commercial foundation for the business to grow but also created an office culture where employees enjoy coming to work! I look forward to sharing my experiences and building a financial framework that allows the company to grow and expand further.” Ben says, “I believe that growth comes from being 100% focused on our client’s needs. This means forming long-lasting relationships with existing customers, whist continuously generating new commercial relationships.”

Joining Ben on the Millennium Alliance management team is Freya Smale, a CIM certified marketer. Freya is joining the company as its very first Vice President of Marketing. With over 5 years’ experience specifically in event marketing, one of her main focuses will be to continue to grow their national assembly portfolio. She joins the team as an experienced senior marketer with knowledge of multiple industries, including Pharmaceuticals, Finance, Aviation, and Logistics.

Responsible for the overall strategy and implementation of marketing across Millennium Alliance’s product portfolio, her multidisciplinary approach to marketing will be key to the growth of the company as it looks to expand internationally. Proficient in all forms of digital, direct & indirect marketing and confident in use of all major platforms, including Email, Website, Search, PR, Social and Inbound Marketing; Freya will be kick-starting Millennium Alliance’s marketing and branding efforts.

“I’m incredibly excited to join such a dynamic and forward-thinking company. Millennium Alliance has an amazing team of people whose passion is infectious. Their highly-accredited service is designed for the C-Suite who are looking to transform their businesses. Digital transformation is all about innovation.” Freya says. “Whether you’re working in healthcare or in retail, being digitally aware is hugely important to any business. The same is true for Millennium Alliance. As a new company, I get the unique opportunity to shape the marketing strategy, which will have a strong digital element, and build a department from the ground up!”

Alex Sobol, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Millennium Alliance commented on the new hires.

“Like all young companies, growing out the senior management team is one of the most exciting parts of the journey. With our 3-year anniversary approaching in a few weeks, Rob and I could not have envisioned bringing 2 stronger professionals to lead two of the most pivotal divisions of the company. Both Ben and Freya’s near-flawless track record, reputation, integrity, and desire to bring the Millennium Alliance to the next phase allows us to really step on the gas and make 2017 our most special year yet. It is truly humbling that they have entrusted Millennium with their careers.”  

About Millennium Alliance

Headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, The Millennium Alliance is a leading technology, business, and educational advisory firm. Focusing primarily in areas such as business transformation, executive education, growth, policy, and need analysis, Millennium is quickly becoming one of the most dynamic locations for collaboration across the world.

We provide a framework for Fortune 1000 C-Level executives, leading public sector/government officials, and thought leaders across a variety of disciplines, to meet their peers, understand industry developments, and receive introductions to new technology and service advancements to help grow their career and overall company value.

Millennium was created to provide opportunities for collaboration and offer guidance on best practices for executives from the world’s leading organizations. We are dedicated to providing meaningful opportunities for Alliance members to simplify their personal growth, increase business networks, and have the right information to build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level. This is in addition to providing market intelligence, advisory services, and industry-leading programs for all major industries. Millennium’s aim is to bring out the best capabilities for all of our clients so they can make the right decisions at the right time.

With a constant thirst for a conversation that has real value, it is our duty to provide a platform for all leaders to further develop in an ecosystem of innovation and knowledge so all parties can continue to shape the real purpose of business: to make things efficient and worthwhile.

Digital Diary – your source for all digital transformation news, resources and content

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The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce the launch of Digital Diary – your one-stop shop for the latest digital transformation tips, techniques, news, case studies, white papers, interviews and more!

By working with our extensive network of thought leaders, Millennium members, partners, universities and more, we will be putting together fantastic content that will help you and your company stay ahead of the game.

 

Digital Diary – your source for all digital transformation news, resources and content

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The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce the launch of Digital Diary – your one-stop shop for the latest digital transformation tips, techniques, news, case studies, white papers, interviews and more!

By working with our extensive network of thought leaders, Millennium members, partners, universities and more, we will be putting together fantastic content that will help you and your company stay ahead of the game.

 

The Millennium Alliance First in Industry to Provide Paid Maternity and Family Leave to its Employees

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The Millennium Alliance to Provide Paid Maternity and Family Leave to its Employees

New York, NY January 22nd, 2017: The Millennium Alliance, a leading technology, business, and educational advisory firm, is proud to announce industry first paid maternity & family leave for their employees across both of their US offices.

Paid maternity and family leave is a concern for many expecting parents across the United States. The lack of paid leave causes many challenges, especially for new mothers looking to return to work. One such challenge being the difficulty of balancing the desire to experience a newborn’s precious firsts, while ensuring a family’s financial future. Research has shown that the early weeks and months are vital to a child’s development. This is one of many reasons why it is imperative for mothers & fathers to spend adequate time with their newborns, unburdened by concerns about job security or immediate financial obligations. Since its inception, all Millennium Alliance expecting mothers have been guaranteed up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to care for a new child.

“With our three-year anniversary approaching in March, we would not be in the position we are in as a company without the strong, dedicated, and talented women who make up a majority of our senior management team and company as a whole. As the economy has gotten stronger over the past few years, a lot of companies have experienced tremendous growth. This is one of many reasons why a strong paid family leave package is not only the right thing to do, but is also good for business as our staff come back to work stronger, happier and secure knowing they got to spend this precious time with their loved ones.” Said Alex Sobol, Co-Founder of The Millennium Alliance.

The Millennium Alliance remains on a mission to recruit the best and brightest across North America to continuously provide the best in class C-Suite collaboration and education model for all of our members and partners. Join our team click here to inquire about open positions!

About The Millennium Alliance

The Millennium Alliance is a leading technology, business, and educational advisory firm. The Alliance provides a framework, consisting of Assemblies, Need Analysis and Executive Education, for its member communities made up of Fortune 500 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CMOs and Chief Digital Officers across a variety of industries. The Millennium Alliance is quickly becoming one of the most dynamic locations for C-Level collaboration across the world.

 

Lisa Shalett Keynotes Digital FSI Transformation and FSI Transformation Assembly

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Lisa Shalett Keynotes Digital FSI Transformation Assembly

Lisa Shalett, retired Goldman Sachs Partner, Keynotes the 2017 Digital FSI Transformation and FSI Transformation Assembly!

NEW YORK, December 19, 2016 – The Millennium Alliance is incredibly honored to introduce Lisa Shalett, Retired Partner at Goldman Sachs, as the opening keynote speaker at our Digital FSI Transformation and FSI Transformation Assembly taking place February 8-9, 2017 at The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, FL. You won’t want to miss what she has to say!

The FSI Transformation Assembly will bring together North America’s most prominent technology and business leaders from all major financial services and insurance organizations. While financial services and insurance CIOs will deal with many challenges in the coming year, one particular technological challenge raises to the top-dealing with the complexity of data. The massive explosion in data is creating unprecedented manageability issues for firms around the world that can be linked to the following factors: expanding customer touch points, emerging types of structured and unstructured data, new customer engagement and social media platforms, rising data security, and controlling the overall data volume. As this takes high precedence, IT leaders need to understand the convergence of mobile, social, and cloud to stay ahead of the competition. This premier gathering will address the most important marketing/business priorities of 2016/2017 and identify new opportunities to lead a marketing transformation. Through a cutting edge program designed by the industry for the industry, we will provide the freshest and most up-to-date insight that will help move your organization to the next level. A series of executive education roundtables, keynote presentations, educational workshops and networking sessions will offer industry-specific topics and trends to ensure your company sustains its competitive advantage.

The Digital FSI Transformation Assembly will bring together North America’s most prominent most prominent digital, marketing, technology, and business leaders from the Financial Service industry. CEOs around the world are anticipating a highly complex marketing environment over the next few years; this makes the CMO and CDO more important than ever before. The digital revolution has forever changed the balance of power between individual consumers and brands. CMOs and CDOs especially know that there is an explosion of information that is creating the digital enterprise. In addition, a CMO having an understanding that social media is the key channel for engaging with customers and knowing how to measure those results is what will help their organizations stay ahead of the competition.

This premier gathering will address the most important digital marketing at IT business priorities of 2017 and identify new opportunities to lead a digital transformation. Through a cutting edge program designed by the industry, for the industry, we will provide the freshest and most up-to-date insight that will help move your organization to the next level. A series of executive education roundtables, keynote presentations, educational workshops and networking sessions will offer industry-specific topics and trends to ensure your company sustains its competitive advantage.

About Lisa Shalett

Lisa Shalett is a retired Goldman Sachs Partner, who now advises and invests in early stage companies and serves on public and private company boards. Over her 20-year Goldman career, Lisa held senior leadership roles in 5 divisions, worked in 2 regions, led revenue-producing and revenue-supporting businesses, managed global P&Ls and important client relationships, and helped transform the way Goldman communicates with its key stakeholders. Most recently, Lisa was Global Head of Brand Marketing & Digital Strategy in the Executive Office, managing Goldman’s brand during the financial crisis, as a change agent and innovator. Prior to that, she was Global COO of Compliance, Legal and Internal Audit, and before that led International Equities sales and trading, leveraging her Japan background. She currently serves on the boards of Brookfield Property Partners (NYSE: BPY) and PerformLine, the leading marketing compliance SaaS platform. For 12 months she “failed” retirement and and joined the executive team at Odyssey, an explosively-growing millennials-focused media platform, as CMO and Advisor, working for its 28-year-old CEO and getting startup experience firsthand.

Lisa focuses on using her considerable, diverse business expertise and operational experience to help startups and non-profit organizations run well, and help large organizations stay innovative. She is known for (and enjoys) connecting people, building brands, and being a sounding board and creative thought partner on issues relating to business models, strategy, digital transformation, leadership, and talent.

Lisa earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, and BA, summa cum laude, in East Asian Studies from Harvard University.

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