Faisal Hoque

#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR RECIPIENT OF AXIOM GOLD MEDAL, FOREWORD, PENCRAFT, BIBA, BOOK EXCELLENCE, AMERICAN BOOK FEST, GLOBEE, AND OTHER AWARDS Faisal Hoque is an accomplished entrepreneur, noted thought leader, technology innovator, advisor to CEOs, BODs, and the US federal government, with more than 25 years of cross-industry success. He has authored, co-authored 10 award-winning books (his awards include Axiom Gold Medal, Foreword, PenCraft, BIBA, Book Excellence, Globee, American Book Fest, and others) on humanity, business, and technology, including the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller "REINVENT – Navigating Business Transformation in a Hyper-Digital Era" published in association with IMD (Institute for Management Development) (Fast Company Press, 2023), the #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller "LIFT – Fostering the Leader in You Amid Revolutionary Global Change" (Fast Company Press, 2022), and the #2 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller "Everything Connects – Cultivating Mindfulness, Creativity, and Innovation for Long-Term Value" (2nd Edition, Fast Company Press, 2022). His ground-breaking first book "e-Enterprise" was released by Cambridge University Press in 2000. He is the founder of SHADOKA, NextChapter, and other companies. They focus on enabling sustainable and transformational changes. His broad areas of expertise include innovation, leadership, management, sustainable growth, transformation, strategy, governance, M&A, frameworks, and digital platforms. He is a 3 times winning Founder and CEO of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ awards. Throughout his career, he has developed over 20 plus commercial business and technology platforms and worked with private and public sector global brands such as GE, MasterCard, American Express, Northrop Grumman, PepsiCo, IBM, Home Depot, Netscape, Infosys, French Social Security Services, Gartner, Cambridge Technology Partners, JP Morgan Chase, CSC, CACI, US DoD, US DHS, and others. What sets Faisal apart is the unique position and perspective he has always maintained, which is grounded in a hardcore technology with deep roots in leading-edge management science. His work has appeared in Fast Company, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fox, CBS, Financial Times, I by IMD, Mergers & Acquisitions, Forbes, Inc., Leadership Excellence, and Huffington Post among other publications. American Management Association (AMA) named him one of the "Leaders to Watch". The editors of Ziff-Davis Enterprise named him one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Technology" alongside leading entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Larry Page, and others. Trust Across America-Trust Around the World (TAA-TWA) named him one of the "Top 100 Thought Leaders" alongside global leaders such as Bill George, Doug Conant, Howard Schultz, and others. He holds a strong belief that it is through knowledge sharing that we may provide the greatest clarity on how to improve our collective future. As a globetrotter, he is passionate about nature, people, culture, music, and design, and he loves to cook. Read more about him @ https://faisalhoque.com.