Edward Wilson-Smythe — CEO

“Why tell your story if you're not going to tell it in its entirety?”- Janet Mock I am an entrepreneurial executive with proven success in establishing and leading high-growth technology and consulting businesses focused on digital business models, growth and competitiveness, and digitally-enabled operations improvement. With diverse experience as a management consultant, innovation strategist and industry practitioner, I am a trusted strategic advisor to corporate, government and technology leaders. My work focuses on harnessing the power of innovation to drive sustained competitiveness, superior business results and improved social outcomes, through the definition and execution of digital innovation strategies, integrated digital solutions and innovation partnerships. I am obsessed with innovation driving positive socioeconomic impacts on ecosystems at the corporate, institutional, social, community and individual levels. My approach to work is predicated upon a firm belief that this next wave of innovation can be harnessed purposefully to finally reconcile growth with equality, people with profits, and economics with environment, and drive a more affluent, equitable, connected, open, accessible, secure, just and sustainable society. I have been particularly fortunate to be able to combine my work at leading technology and consulting firms with leadership roles in key industry associations and research and advocacy at non-profit organizations committed to ethical innovation.I have emerged as an acknowledged thought leader, author and speaker on topics related to emerging technologies, disruptive change, innovation ecosystems and broader socioeconomic impacts of innovation. I am a frequent speaker at leading innovation conferences, author published in major business and technology media, and a co-author of the Amazon best-seller – “Digital Singularity: A Case for Humanity”. My personal life revolves around supporting my husband, whose work in animal rights advocacy and philanthropy continues his lifelong commitment to animals as a competitive equestrian and founder and director of an international animal rescue organization. We draw from our personal and professional experiences to advocate for and support our extended family of LGBTQ+, Black, Brown, immigrant and other people marginalized by society, with a resolve to do more.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in digital consulting and innovation across various industries.

Location: Miami, Florida, United States

Experience: 20 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Digital Innovation
Business Growth Strategies
Digital Transformation
Digital Strategy

Career Highlights

Proven success in driving digital transformation.
Expertise in establishing strategic partnerships.
Thought leader in innovation and socioeconomic impact.

Work Experience

AlixPartners

Head of Global Digital Services Partnerships (1 yr 9 mos)

Director, Digital Innovation (1 yr 11 mos)

NTT DATA

Managing Director, Digital Consulting (3 yrs 1 mo)

Avasant

Principal (4 yrs 4 mos)

Gartner

Vice President, Consulting (5 yrs 11 mos)

Kearney

Manager (3 yrs 3 mos)

Education

Doctor of Business Administration at California Coast University

Master of Laws - LLM at University of Southampton

Master of Science - MS at California Coast University

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at St. Stephen's College, Delhi

Edward Wilson-Smythe

CEO

Miami, Florida, United States20 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven success in driving digital transformation.
Expertise in establishing strategic partnerships.
Thought leader in innovation and socioeconomic impact.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in digital consulting and innovation across various industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital InnovationBusiness Growth StrategiesDigital TransformationDigital Strategy

Other Skills

Innovation ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness InnovationStrategyManagement ConsultingIT StrategyBusiness StrategyStrategic PlanningBusiness TransformationBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness DevelopmentProfessional ServicesVendor ManagementOutsourcingSolution Selling

About

Experience

Alixpartners

2 roles

Head of Global Digital Services Partnerships

Promoted

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

AlixPartners is a leading global business advisory firm that specializes in creating value at every stage of the business life cycle, When It Really Matters(TM).
o Develop offerings and solutions in partnership with large digital services firms, based on co-investment and co-innovation principles, to deliver rapid client value and eliminate key barriers to change.
o Drive high-margin recurring revenues for AlixPartners by establishing a new revenue channel, developing go-to-market strategy and leading business development through partnerships.
o Deliver accelerated and derisked margin growth at both Private Equity portfolio companies and large enterprise clients by embedding automation and AI into core operations
o Lead all aspects of business development and engagement delivery for large digitally-enabled enterprise growth and transformation engagements.

Digital InnovationInnovation ManagementBusiness Growth StrategiesStrategic PartnershipsBusiness InnovationDigital Strategy+23

Director, Digital Innovation

Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

o Led all aspects of business development for digital innovation, product strategy and customer excellence engagements.
o Led consulting engagements to define and execute digitally-accelerated business models, go-to-market strategies, and operational improvement programs.

Digital Strategy

Ntt data

Managing Director, Digital Consulting

Jun 2019 – Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Dallas, Texas, United States

NTT DATA is a one of the five largest technology services companies globally and a trusted innovation partner for major enterprises, integrating capabilities across the NTT Group to enable clients, as well as society, to move confidently into the digital future.
o Led development of enterprise growth and transformation solutions focused on Manufacturing, Automotive, Industrial, Energy and Technology companies.
o Led all aspects of identifying, structuring, selling and managing delivery of large programs focusing on driving client value through digital transformation.
o Build and manage trusted relationships with C-level executives in large enterprise clients
o Drove $1bn+ digital services large deal TCV and $300M+ revenue in 12 months ended June 2022, >60% growth in three years.

Digital Strategy

Avasant

Principal

Sep 2014 – Jan 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

Avasant is a global management consulting firm, with operations in 40+ countries, focused on translating the potential of technology into realizable business strategies.
As Global Lead, Avasant Digital:
o P&L leadership of the Digital Practice globally, leading a team of more than 25 consultants.
o Led greenfield development for Digital Enterprise strategy and execution services.
o Drove, delivered and managed $10M consulting revenues in 2018, up from negligible in 2014.
o Impacted and managed $2.5bn in digital services spend in 2015-18.

Digital Strategy

Gartner

Vice President, Consulting

Oct 2008 – Sep 2014 · 5 yrs 11 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gartner is the world’s leading research and advisory company, providing senior leaders across the enterprise with the indispensable business insights, advice and tools they need to achieve their mission-critical priorities.
As the leader of Gartner Consulting’s Sourcing Practice in North America:
o P&L leadership of the Sourcing Practice across North America, leading a team of 75 consultants.
o Led design and execution of strategies to drive pivot to digital business strategy and enablement consulting.
o Drove, delivered and managed $20M consulting revenues in 2014, a 65% increase over 2009.
o Impacted and managed over $5bn technology spend in 2009-14.

Digital Strategy

Kearney

Manager

Nov 2004 – Feb 2008 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Led client relationship management and business development activities across the lifecycle, with a focus on the Manufacturing, Retail, High Technology and Telecommunications industries.
Led the delivery of large and complex Business Transformation and Technology Strategy projects, with a key role in managing significant senior-level client relationships