JohnSviokla

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John Sviokla is vice chairman of DiamondCluster International, serves on the firm’s Board of Directors and Worldwide Operating Committee, and leads the firm’s Innovation initiatives. For the past nineteen years, Dr. Sviokla has been pursing one simple question: How can executives create value with technology? He is a frequent speaker at executive forums and guest professor at institutions including Harvard, MIT, the London Business School, and Oxford. An expert in business strategy, John combines a profound understanding of information technology, economics, finance, markets, and organizational structures with an in-depth knowledge of technology. He is a prime mover in helping executives and managers create corporate growth, improve operations, and effectively use the power of technology. John’s work focuses on helping business organizations examine organizational objectives and goals to reach the core strategic need leading to growth. He is also helping executives and managers create more value for customers and extract value through superior financial performance. John serves a broad variety of global clients in the automotive, financial services, and consumer and industrial products industries. Prior to joining DiamondCluster, John researched and taught at the Harvard Business School for 12 years. In this capacity, he authored more than 100 articles, case videos, and teleseminars and edited numerous books. His seminal articles in the Harvard Business Review, “Managing in the MarketSpace” and “Exploiting the Virtual Value Chain,” were among the first harbingers of the growth of the Internet world. A member of the founding editorial board of the Journal of Electronic Commerce, John also serves as an associate editor of Organization Science, and is a member of the National Academy of Management and the Institute for Management Science. He earned his B. A. from Harvard College, and his MBA and DBA, with a major in Management Information Systems, from Harvard University.