Edward Wilson-Smythe

About Edward Wilson-Smythe

Why tell your story if you\'re not going to tell it in its entirety?”- Janet MockI am an entrepreneurial executive with proven success in establishing and leading high-growth technology and consulting businesses focused on digital business models, growth and competitiveness, and digitally-enabled operations improvement. With diverse experience as a management consultant, innovation strategist and industry practitioner, I am a trusted strategic advisor to corporate, government and technology leaders. My work focuses on harnessing the power of innovation to drive sustained competitiveness, superior business results and improved social outcomes, through the definition and execution of digital innovation strategies, integrated digital solutions and innovation partnerships. I am obsessed with innovation driving positive socioeconomic impacts on ecosystems at the corporate, institutional, social, community and individual levels. My approach to work is predicated upon a firm belief that this next wave of innovation can be harnessed purposefully to finally reconcile growth with equality, people with profits, and economics with environment, and drive a more affluent, equitable, connected, open, accessible, secure, just and sustainable society. I have been particularly fortunate to be able to combine my work at leading technology and consulting firms with leadership roles in key industry associations and research and advocacy at non-profit organizations committed to ethical innovation.I have emerged as an acknowledged thought leader, author and speaker on topics related to emerging technologies, disruptive change, innovation ecosystems and broader socioeconomic impacts of innovation. I am a frequent speaker at leading innovation conferences, author published in major business and technology media, and a co-author of the Amazon best-seller – “Digital Singularity: A Case for Humanity”.My personal life revolves around supporting my husband, whose work in animal rights advocacy and philanthropy continues his lifelong commitment to animals as a competitive equestrian and founder and director of an international animal rescue organization. We draw from our personal and professional experiences to advocate for and support our extended family of LGBTQ+, Black, Brown, immigrant and other people marginalized by society, with a resolve to do more.

Experience

1. Head of Global Digital Services Partnerships

   AlixPartners

   Jul 2024 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   AlixPartners is a leading global business advisory firm that specializes in creating value at every stage of the business life cycle, When It Really Matters(TM).o Develop offerings and solutions in partnership with large digital services firms, based on co-investment and co-innovation principles, to deliver rapid client value and eliminate key barriers to change.o Drive high-margin recurring revenues for AlixPartners by establishing a new revenue channel, developing go-to-market strategy and leading business development through partnerships.o Deliver accelerated and derisked margin growth at both Private Equity portfolio companies and large enterprise clients by embedding automation and AI into core operationso Lead all aspects of business development and engagement delivery for large digitally-enabled enterprise growth and transformation engagements.

Education

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

• University of Southampton

  Master of Laws - LLM, Technology Law

• California Coast University

  Doctor of Business Administration

• St. Stephen's College, Delhi

  Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Economics

• California Coast University

  Master of Science - MS, Enginering Management

Skills

• IT Strategy
• Strategy
• Crm
• Business Development
• Management
• IT Service Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Sourcing
• Solution Selling
• Leadership
• Organizational Development
• Service Delivery
• Business Transformation
• Management Consulting
• Outsourcing
• Shared Services
• IT Governance
• Supply Chain Management
• Executive Management
• Business Process Improvement
• IT Outsourcing
• Governance
• Professional Services
• Vendor Management
• Business Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)