R "Ray" Wang

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States126 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Best-selling author on digital transformation.
  • Expert in disruptive technology trends.
  • Keynote speaker at major tech conferences.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a thought leader in technology and business strategy, specializing in disruptive innovation.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipBusiness StrategyThought Leadership

Other Skills

ResearchPublic SpeakingMedia EngagementStrategic ThinkingNegotiationTelecommunicationsProduct ManagementHealthcareProduct MarketingWorkshop FacilitationMarketingConsultingEnterprise SoftwareVendor ManagementMarket Research

About

In a few years, 100 players will dominate 50 distinct markets, with a duopoly of two giants in each market. The business landscape is changing. You don’t know if your business is moving in the right direction. And you’re scared that with your current model, it will fail. In this age of “extreme capitalism,” a few companies will eventually dominate every category, leaving all other companies either in the dust or connected to leaders in a supporting role. My new book, Everybody Wants to Rule the World (HarperCollins Leadership), addresses the four main sectors that will permeate the business landscape and shows businesses how to adapt to win in what will be the most competitive landscape we have ever seen. The four fundamental forces driving extreme capitalism: -Data-Driven Digital Networks (DDDN) -Extreme consolidation -Extreme investing -Extreme monetization My book explains how to: -Revise your business model to compete with digital giants. -Understand and harness the business and monetization models of the future. -Create an environment that isn’t over-regulated or under-regulated so these emerging giants can be a force for public good. These adaptations are necessary if you want to sustain the long-term innovation required to drive growth and create potential category killers. Head to my website to learn more about how to adapt to win: www.RayWang.org

Experience

126 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
55 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 5 mos
Current Experience

City of cupertino

2 roles

City of Cupertino, Councilman

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Cupertino, California, United States · On-site

Chair, Planning Commission (2021, 2019), Vice-Chair (2020), Design Review Committee Chair

Jan 2019Mar 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Cupertino, CA

  • Serves on an advisory board to the main governing body on all planning and development issues.
  • Assures that the general plan is implemented by reviewing development applications on a case-by-case basis
  • Serves on the decision-making body for many land use proposals.
  • General Plan. Assist in writing the general plan and hold public hearings on its adoption. Promote public interest in the general plan. Consult with and advise public officials and agencies, utilities, organizations, and the public regarding implementation of the general plan. Also review, hold hearings on, and act upon proposed amendments to the plan.
  • Specific Plans. Assist in writing any specific plans or community plans and hold public hearings on such plans. Also review, hold hearings on, and act upon proposed amendments to such plans.
  • Zoning and Subdivision Maps. Review, hold hearings on, and act upon zoning ordinances, maps,
  • conditional use permits, and variances. Similarly consider subdivision applications.
  • Individual Project Approvals. Review individual projects for consistency with the general plan, any
  • applicable specific plans, the zoning ordinance, and other land use policies and regulations.
  • Report on Capital Improvements Plans. Annually review the jurisdiction’s capital improvements
  • program and the public works projects of other local agencies for consistency with the general plan.
  • Coordinate Planning Efforts. Coordinate local plans and programs with those of other public agencies.
  • Consider Land Acquisitions. Report to the governing body on the consistency of proposed public land
  • acquisition or disposal with the general plan.
  • Special Studies. Undertake special planning studies as needed.

Krach institute for tech diplomacy at purdue

Advisory Council

Feb 2023Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · West Lafayette, Indiana, United States · On-site

  • The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is a bipartisan initiative under the Purdue Research Foundation, a 501 ( c ) (3) nonprofit affiliated with Purdue University, with offices in West Lafayette, IN and Washington, D.C.

Mindful venture capital

Venture Partner

Sep 2021Present · 4 yrs 8 mos · Menlo Park, California, United States

Atlantic council of the u s inc

Non-resident Senior Fellow

Apr 2020Present · 6 yrs 1 mo · District of Columbia, United States

  • Work on geopolitical and technology policy issues.

Churchill club

Board Member

Aug 2019Present · 6 yrs 9 mos · Silicon Valley

Hu-manity.co

Board Of Advisors

Jun 2018Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

People-centered internet

Member

Jun 2017Present · 8 yrs 11 mos

  • People-Centered Internet (PCI) believes in putting humanity – people and their needs and aspirations – at the center of the Internet. We are committed to using the power of the Internet to improve the lives of the global poor by collecting data that can be used to transform communities and meet basic needs.

Vestigo ventures

Board of Advisors

Jan 2016Present · 10 yrs 4 mos

Constellation research

2 roles

Principal Analyst, Founder & Chairman

Promoted

Sep 2013Present · 12 yrs 8 mos

  • R “Ray” Wang (pronounced WAHNG) is the Founder, Chairman and Principal Analyst of Silicon Valley based Constellation Research Inc., a research and advisory firm which studies disruptive business and exponential technology trends. Ray coined the term "Metaverse Economy", MATANA stocks, and Disrupt or be Disrupted.
  • Ray’s the co-host and co-founder of the widely watched DisrupTV, a weekly enterprise tech and leadership webcast that averages 50,000 views per episode. He’s also the author of the popular business strategy and technology blog “A Software Insider’s Point of View” that has received millions of page views per month.
  • Since 2003, Ray has delivered thousands of live and virtual keynotes around the world that are inspiring and legendary. Wang has spoken at almost every major tech conference, including Salesforce’s Dreamforce, Adobe Summit, IBM, NASSCOM, Mobile World Congress, CES, NRF, HIMSS, SXSW, TEDX, and sessions at Davos for various clients. His clients include the Global 2000 companies, governments, startups, and investment firms.
  • Wang has held executive roles at institutions such as Forrester Research, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. His ground-breaking best selling book on digital transformation, Disrupting Digital Business, was published by Harvard Business Review Press in 2015. Ray's new best-selling book about Digital Giants and the future of business titled, Everybody Wants to Rule The World was released July 2021 by Harper Collins Leadership.
  • Wang is well quoted and frequently interviewed in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Fox Business News, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Tech Crunch, ZDNet, CIO Magazine, Forbes, and Fortune. Ray frequently receives accolades and awards from various independent organizations as one of the top technology and business analysts in the world. Ray is a true road warrior and averages more than 200 days on the road and 400k miles of travel each year.
Thought LeadershipLeadershipBusiness Strategy

Principal Analyst & CEO

Nov 2010Sep 2013 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • R “Ray” Wang is the Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman of Silicon Valley based Constellation Research, Inc. He’s also the author of the popular business strategy and technology blog “A Software Insider’s Point of View”. With viewership in the 10’s of millions of page views a year, his blog provides insight into how disruptive technologies and new business models such as digital transformation impact brands, enterprises, and organizations. Wang has held executive roles in product, marketing, strategy, and consulting at companies such as Forrester Research, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Johns Hopkins Hospital.
  • His new book Disrupting Digital Business will be published by Harvard Business Review Press and globally available in Spring of 2015. The book shares provides insights on why 52% of the Fortune 500 have been merged, acquired, gone bankrupt, or fallen off the list since 2000. In fact, this impact of digital disruption is real. However, it’s not the technologies that drive this change. It’s a shift in how new business models are created.
  • Wang has held executive roles in product, marketing, strategy, and consulting at companies such as Forrester Research, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Personify, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a prominent and dynamic keynote speaker and research analyst working with clients on digital, innovation, business model design, engagement strategies, customer experience, matrix commerce, and big data.
  • His Silicon Valley research firm, Constellation Research, Inc., advises Global 2000 companies on the future, business strategy, and disruptive technology adoption. Ray is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and well quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, CNBC TV, Reuters, IDG News Service, and other global media outlets.

Altimeter group

Founding Partner

Aug 2009Nov 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • As one of the founding members of Altimeter and second largest individual shareholder, Ray serves as the enterprise strategist at Altimeter. His mission is to help clients with:
  • Adopting technology strategies driven by business need;
  • Building dynamic user experiences;
  • Crafting strategies to transform business processes;
  • Delivering a connected community; and
  • Eliminating burdensome cost structures to fund innovation
  • These advisory projects will include but not be limited to:
  • Technology strategy reviews
  • Vendor selection
  • Independent verification and validation (IV&V)
  • Vendor management strategies

Peoplesoft

2 roles

Head of CRM Analyst Relations

Jan 2004Jan 2005 · 1 yr

Product Boss/Senior Product Manager

Jan 1900Jan 2005 · 105 yrs

Independent

State of California Licensed Real Estate Sales Professional

Sep 2001Present · 24 yrs 8 mos

  • Ray has served as a Real Estate professional for most of his career engaging in property management, sales transactions representing buyers and sellers, and real estate financing for the residential real estate market.

CA Notary Public

Jan 2001Jan 2006 · 5 yrs

  • CA Licensed Notary Public. Need a Jurat or Acknowledgement, drop me a line.

University of toronto rotman school of management

Board of Advisors

Jan 1900Present · 126 yrs 4 mos

  • Set to launch in November 2010, the vision of the Centre is to build a globally recognized hub for CRM thought leadership, research and executive education. The first offering of the Centre will be a three-day educational program designed for executives with responsibility for Social CRM initiatives. Social CRM is a new philosophy and business strategy that combines the power of online customer communities, broader social networks, and traditional CRM systems for the purpose of engaging customers in a collaborative conversation.

Forrester research, inc.

Vice President

Jan 1900Aug 2009 · 109 yrs 7 mos

  • R “Ray” Wang focuses on helping end user clients w/ enterprise apps strategies, vendor selection, and software contract negotiations for topics such as ERP, CRM, Project Based Solutions, Order Management, and Master Data Management. Ray provides strategic guidance in software licensing and pricing policies, evaluates software partner ecosystems, and researches business processes such as the perfect order and continuous customer management. In addition, he often assesses functional areas such as the impact of SOA on packaged apps and provides guidance on system integrator selection. With this understanding of the overall ecosystem of solutions, technology, and system integrators, Ray provides strategy and guidance for many clients navigating through the vendor selection process. In 2008, Ray was recognized by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR) as Analyst of the Year.
  • Some notable accomplishments include:
  • Top Inquiry Award (Q1 2007 to Present)
  • Top 10 Viewership (Q1 2007 to Present)
  • Above title goal advisory production (Q1 2005 to Present)
  • Generated from $4M to $6M annual syndicated and consulting revenue
  • Delivered the industry's first end to end business process solution evaluation on Order Management Hubs
  • Fathered the Enterprise Software Licensee's Bill of Rights
  • Provided inquiry, advisory, and project consulting input to >1000 enterprise software contract negotiations
  • Pioneered research in Project Based Solutions (PBS)
  • Evangelized the Master Data Management (MDM) and Customer Data Integration (CDI) market
  • Created the solution centric ecosystem model for evaluating the Stack Wars and for software partnerships
  • Designed a long term apps strategy framework and 10 part series
  • Developed a partner solution evaluation framework for end users and partners
  • Launched Forrester's Mid-market ERP coverage
  • Introduced the industry's first policy evaluation in the Forrester Wave on Enterprise Software Licensing and Pricing

Personify

Marketing Chief

Jan 1900Jan 2005 · 105 yrs

Ernst and young

Project Manager and Senior Consultant

Jan 1900Jan 2005 · 105 yrs

Deloitte consulting

Senior Consultant

Jan 1900Jan 2005 · 105 yrs

Johns hopkins hospital

Management Engineer

Jan 1900Jan 2005 · 105 yrs

Detroit medical center

Administrative Fellow

Jan 1900Jan 2005 · 105 yrs

Education

The Johns Hopkins University

Masters (Public Health)

The Johns Hopkins University

Bachelor's — Natural Sciences and Public Health

The Johns Hopkins University

CTY — CTY

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