Biography

Biography

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Faisal Hoque is an accomplished entrepreneur, noted thought leader, technology innovator, advisor to CEOs, BODs, and the US federal government, and an author with more than 25 years of cross-industry success. He is the founder of SHADOKA, NextChapter, and other companies. They focus on enabling sustainable and transformational changes. He also serves as a strategic partner and an innovation leader for CACI, and works extensively with US Federal Agencies. CACI is a $6.2 billion company whose mission and enterprise technology and expertise play a vital role in US national security. He is a three time winning founder and CEO of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ awards; and a three time Wall Street Journal bestselling author for his books REINVENT (#1), Everything Connects (#2), and LIFT (#1).

Throughout his career, he has developed over 20 commercial business and technology platforms and worked with public and private sector giants such as the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, GE, MasterCard, American Express, Northrop Grumman, PepsiCo, IBM, Home Depot, Netscape, Infosys, French Social Security Services, Gartner, Cambridge Technology Partners, JP Morgan Chase, CSC, and others.

As a thought leader, he has authored, co-authored 10 award-winning books (his awards include Axiom Gold Medal, Readers Favorite Gold, Nautilus, Foreword, PenCraft, BIBA, Book Excellence, American Book Fest, Globee, 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 (with Jeff Wuorio and Shelley Moench-Kelly, 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 (with Drake Baer, 2nd Edition, Fast Company Press, 2022). His ground-breaking first book e-Enterprise was released by Cambridge University Press in 2000.

His work has appeared in Fast Company, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fox, CBS, Financial Times, I by IMDMergers & Acquisitions, Forbes, Inc., Leadership Excellence, and Huffington Post among other publications.

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. He volunteers as a mentor/advisor/judge for a number of organizations, including MIT IDEAS Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program.

As a globetrotter, he is passionate about nature, people, culture, music, and design, and he loves to cook.

For more info, visit faisalhoque.com or LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter (@faisal_hoque).

Full Bio

Faisal Hoque is an accomplished entrepreneur, noted thought leader, technology innovator, advisor to CEOs, BODs, and the US federal government, and an author with more than 25 years of cross-industry success. He is the founder of SHADOKA, NextChapter, and other companies. They focus on enabling sustainable and transformational changes. He also serves as a strategic partner and an innovation leader for CACI, and works extensively with US Federal Agencies. CACI is a $6.2 billion company whose mission and enterprise technology and expertise play a vital role in US national security. He is a three time winning founder and CEO of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ awards; and a three time Wall Street Journal bestselling author for his books REINVENT (#1), Everything Connects (#2), and LIFT (#1).

Throughout his career, he has developed over 20 commercial business and technology platforms and worked with public and private sector giants such as the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, GE, MasterCard, American Express, Northrop Grumman, PepsiCo, IBM, Home Depot, Netscape, Infosys, French Social Security Services, Gartner, Cambridge Technology Partners, JP Morgan Chase, CSC, and others.

As a thought leader, he has authored, co-authored 10 award-winning books (his awards include Axiom Gold Medal, Readers Favorite Gold, Nautilus, Foreword, PenCraft, BIBA, Book Excellence, American Book Fest, Globee, 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 (with Jeff Wuorio and Shelley Moench-Kelly, 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 (with Drake Baer, 2nd Edition, Fast Company Press, 2022).

His work has appeared in Fast Company, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fox, CBS, Financial Times, I by IMDMergers & 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.

His book, The Power of Convergence (published by the American Management Association [AMA]), was released in April 2011 and almost immediately was named “One of the Best Business Books of 2011” by 800CEOREAD and CIO Insight. Two of his previous books, Sustained Innovation and Winning the 3-Legged Race (published by Prentice Hall), were also included in the “Top 5 Transformation Books” of the last few years, while Sustained Innovation also ranked in CIO Insight magazine’s “Editor’s Picks: The 10 Best Business Books of 2007”. His highly acclaimed book The Alignment Effect (Financial Times) was published in 2002, and e-Enterprise (Cambridge University Press) in 2000.

His broad areas of expertise include innovation, leadership, management, sustainable growth, transformation, strategy, governance, M&A, frameworks, and digital platforms. 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. He volunteers as a mentor/advisor/judge for a number of organizations, including MIT IDEAS Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program.

A public speaker at business and technology conferences, innovation forums, business schools, and leadership summits, he has given speeches at the EU HR Director Summit, US Marines, Airbus, CEO Summits at the NY Stock Exchange, Global China Summits, Forbes Business Leadership Forum, MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership, Thunderbird Sustainable Innovation Summit, BOOTH School of Business – Entrepreneurial Ventures, Chief Executive Magazine CEO Roundtables, Yale School of Management CEO Summits, Rutgers Business School, CIO Summit in Japan, Sino-American CIO Summit in Beijing, European CIO Summit in Monte Carlo, and CFO Magazine Technology Summit, among others.

Thousands of people follow him on social media. His work is frequently shared globally by entrepreneurs, executives, corporations, academia, and students alike.

As a globetrotter, he is passionate about nature, people, culture, music, and design, and he loves to cook.

For more info, visit faisalhoque.com or LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter (@faisal_hoque).

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