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Charlene is a Principal Analyst at Altimeter, a Prophet company, and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership. She is also the coauthor of the critically acclaimed, bestselling book Groundswell, which was named one of the best business books in 2008. Her newest book, The Engaged Leader, was published in March 2015. She is one of the foremost experts on business strategy and disruptive technology, and a sought-after speaker and advisor to many top global companies. Formerly, Li was the Founder and CEO of Altimeter Group, which was acquired by Prophet Brand Strategy in July 2015. She was also a vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, worked in online newspaper publishing, and was a consultant with Monitor Group. She was named one of the Top 50 Leadership Innovators by Inc, and one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company. Charlene is frequently quoted by leading media channels such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, and The Associated Press. She has appeared on 60 Minutes, The McNeil NewsHour, ABC News, CNN, and CNBC. She is a much-sought after public speaker and has keynoted top conferences such as the World Business Forum, World Economic Forum, American Society of Association Executives, SXSW, and Web 2.0. Charlene is a graduate of Harvard Business School and received a magna cum laude degree from Harvard College. She lives in San Francisco where she spends her offline time creating artisan sourdough bread. You can follow her blog at charleneli.com/blog or at twitter.com/charleneli. Short Bio for Event Programs and Interviews Charlene Li is the Founder and CEO of Altimeter Group and the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership and the co-author of the critically acclaimed book, Groundswell. She is a sought after speaker and advisor to many Fortune 500 companies. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School and lives in San Francisco with her husband and two teenagers. Personal Charlene is the mother of two teenagers and and the wife of Come Lague, the managing director of Zetta Research. She is also an avid fan of reality TV shows, science fiction, and puzzles. She lives in the Bay Area with her family Board Positions World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership Board of Directors for the Harvard University Alumni Association, 2011-2014 Poynter Institute Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Santa Clara County, 1994-1995 Headshots and Book Images These are available at this link. Recognition Top 50 Leadership Innovators, Inc, November 2015 Top 100 Social Media Influencers, StatSocial, February 2015 Most Creative People in Business 1000 by Fast Company, 2014 Top 10 Marketing Influencers named by LinkedIn, 2013 LinkedIn Influencer, 2013 to 2015. Named by Fast Company as one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2010 Open Leadership debuted at #5 on The New York Times bestseller list, May 2010 Groundswell named the recipient of the 2009 Berry-AMA Book Prize for the best book in marketing Named by Fast Company as one of The Most Influential Women in Technology Groundswell named by CIO Insight as one of the Top 10 Business- Tech Books of 2008 Named by Fast Company as one of The 12 Most Creative Minds of 2008 Groundswell named by Businessweek as one of the Best Innovation & Design Books of 2008 Groundswell named by strategy+business as one of the Best Business Books 2008 and “Top Shelf” in Marketing Groundswell named one of 10 Insightful Web 2.0 Books by CIO Insight Groundswell, coauthored with Josh Bernoff, named by Amazon as one of the Top 10 Business & Investing Books of 2008 Named by AdAge as one of its top 40 Women to Watch in 2008 Named by NowPublic as one of the 50 most influential people in Silicon Valley Connect  Recent Posts The Top Digital Transformation Priorities For 2016 – Part 1 Where Digital Brands Succeed (And Surprisingly Fail) at Brand Relevance A New Chapter: Prophet Acquires Altimeter My New Book “The Engaged Leader” is Now Available! Announcing My New Book “The Engaged Leader”

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Total articles 137

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  The End of Enterprise Dashboards: How AI Is Replatforming Business Software

  By Charlene Li

  Mar. 31, 2025

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  Why I’m Writing on Medium Again

  By Charlene Li

  Mar. 28, 2025

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  Bag the Marvelous Smart Gadgets at Can’t-Miss Deals for Home Refreshment: EZVIZ Unwraps Steep Discounts on Sought-After Products and In-House Innovations, Bringing Whole-Year Comfort

  By Charlene Li

  Mar. 25, 2025

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