"The unique blend of Eastern philosophy and American entrepreneurial spirit have profoundly influenced my work and life."

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Faisal Hoque is recognized as one of the world’s leading management thinkers and technologists. He is an award-winning entrepreneur, innovator, and a #1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author with close to thirty years of cross-industry success. Faisal is the founder of SHADOKA, NextChapter, and other companies. He also serves as a transformation and innovation partner for CACI, an $8 billion company focused on U.S. national security.
His next book, TRANSCEND: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI is scheduled to be released in 1st quarter 2025 by Post Hill Press, and distributed by Simon & Schuster.
As a founder and CEO of multiple companies, Faisal is a three-time winner of Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ and Fast 500™ awards. He has developed more than twenty commercial platforms and worked with leadership at the US DoD, DHS, GE, MasterCard, American Express, Home Depot, PepsiCo, IBM, Chase, and others. For their innovative work, he and his team have been awarded several provisional patents in the areas of user authentication, business rule routing, and metadata sorting. Faisal is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author for his books: REINVENT (#1), Everything Connects (#2), and LIFT (#1). Everything Connects and LIFT are also USA Today bestsellers.
Faisal has authored ten award-winning books (published by Cambridge University Press, The Financial Times, HarperCollins Leadership, McGraw Hill, Fast Company Press, and others). His more than thirty awards include Axiom Gold, Nautilus, Foreword, Book Excellence, 2023 Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards Shortlist, and others in the fields of humanity, business, and technology. He volunteers for educational organizations around the world, including MIT’s IDEAS Social Innovation program, and is a contributor at the Swiss business school IMD, Thinkers50, and the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Faisal has been named among the Top 100 Most Influential People in Technology by the editors of Ziff Davis Enterprise while Trust Across America-Trust Around the World (TAA-TAW) named him one of their Top 100 Thought Leaders. CIO Quarterly magazine designated Faisal Hoque as “Mr. Convergence” in 2008 for developing methods to integrate business strategies with technology decisions. His work has appeared in Fast Company, Business Insider, the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fox, CBS, the Financial Times, Forbes, Inc., and others.
Faisal frequently speaks at international conferences, business schools, corporate gatherings, and business summits. His talks are focused on leadership, innovation, and transformation with a particular focus on long-term sustainable impact. Inspired by personal experiences, Faisal is a passionate advocate for cancer research, raising awareness and supporting research efforts to combat the disease.
For more info, visit faisalhoque.com or LinkedIn.

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