John Hagel has been based in Silicon Valley for over 40 years but he has worked with leaders of large organizations around the world. He is the founder of two tech startups, was a senior executive at Atari, served as a partner at McKinsey & Co. for 16 years and founded and led a global research center – the Center for the Edge – while a partner at Deloitte for 13 years. On the side, he has written 8 books.