About Us

Leadership for a Networked World (LNW) helps leaders improve outcomes and value through organizational adaptation and transformation.

Our Mission & Objectives
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The mission of Leadership for a Networked World is to help leaders vision the future, activate innovations and realize transformations that generate capacity and sustainable public value.”

Leadership for a Networked World (LNW) helps leaders improve outcomes and value through organizational adaptation and transformation.

LNW’s applied research, learning programs, and advisory services are focused on the global “capacity challenge” – an environment in which every pressing challenge we have – generating better government outcomes, creating efficient markets, ensuring economic development and security, sustaining the environment, redesigning healthcare, improving education, etc. – requires melding together organizational and technological innovations in ways that transform our societal capacity to respond and act.

Founded in 1987 at Harvard Kennedy School, Leadership for a Networked World is now an applied research and advisory program led by Antonio Oftelie, Public Sector Innovation Fellow within the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Since 1987, LNW has delivered more than 200 learning events and gathered more than 12,000 alumni globally.

Thought Leadership Network

Leadership for a Networked World brings together academics and researchers, cross-sector executives, and subject matter experts to ideate and activate thought leadership. This year’s Executive Leadership Group members include:

Art Acevedo
Chief of Police
Houston Police Department
Uma Ahluwalia
Director
Montgomery County (MD) Department of Health and Human Services
Don Allen
CFO
Stanley, Black & Decker
Donald Allen, Jr.
Executive VP & CFO
Stanley, Black & Decker
Beth Angerman
Shared Service Director
US General Services Administration
Medaria Arradondo
Chief
Minneapolis Police Department
Charlie Bancroft
CFO
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Charles Bancroft
CFO
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Layne Barnum
Lt. Colonel
Louisiana State Police
Paul Bartley
Director, Program Support Center
US Department of Health and Human Services
Marybel Batjer
Secretary
California, Government Operations Agency
Carl Berquist
CFO
Marriott International Inc.
Carmen Best
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
Hardik Bhatt
CIO
State of Illinois
Brett Biggs
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Walmart
Brett Biggs
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Wal-Mart
Johan Bos-Beijer
Director, Analytics & Services
US General Services Administration
David Bray
Chief Information Officer
Federal Communications Commission
Roderick Bremby
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Kevin Brown
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Dell
Colin Browne
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Under Armour
Leslie Brunelli
VP and CFO
University of South Carolina
Bobby Cagle
Director
LA County Department of Children and Family Services
Jeffrey Campbell
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
American Express
Cheryl Capps
Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Corning
Dominic Caruso
Chief Financial Officer
Johnson & Johnson
Marc Cherna
Director
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Trey Childress
Deputy Governor, COO
Illinois Office of the Governor
John Church
Executive Vice President, Supply Chain and Global Business Solutions; Chief Supply Chain Officer
General Mills
Jorge Colina
Chief
Miami Police Department
Carolyn Colvin
Commissioner (Acting)
U.S. Social Security Administration
James Craig
Chief of Police
Detroit Police Department
Kevin Davis
Commissioner
Baltimore Police Department
Stu Davis
CIO and Assistant Director
Ohio Department of Administrative Services
Pascal De Petrini
Executive Vice President Strategic Resource Cycles
Danone
Stan Deans
President of Global Logistics and Distribution
UPS
Jennifer DeCubellis
Deputy County Administrator
Hennepin County
Brandon Del Pozo
Chief of Police
Burlington Police Department
Susan Dreyfus
President & CEO
Alliance for Strong Families and Communities
Mark Dronfield
Program Manager, Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business
US Department of Education
Brent Earnest
Secretary, Human Services Department
New Mexico Office of the Governor
Ann Ebberts
CEO
Association of Government Accountants (AGA)
David Elkins
Chief Financial Officer
Celgene
Marc Engel
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Unilever
Alison Engel
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Gannett
Chris Feeney
CFO
Delaware North
Bob Fishman
CFO
NCR Corporation
Bob Fishman
EVP, CFO and Chief Accounting Officer
NCR
Felipe Franco
Deputy Commissioner
City of New York, Administration for Children's Services
Chip Fulghum
Chief Financial Officer
US Department of Homeland Security
Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez
Vice President, Center for Systems Innovation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Adam Goldberg
Executive Architect
Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation, US Department of Treasury
Jorge Gomez
Chief Financial Officer
Cardinal Health
Kelly Harder
Director
Dakota County Community Services
Drew Harris
Commissioner
An Garda Siochana
Drew Harris
Commissioner
An Garda Siochana
Michael Harrison
Superintendent
New Orleans Police Department
Janeé Harteau
Chief of Police
Minneapolis Police Department
James Hasson
Superintendent, Bureau of Administration and Technology
Boston Police Department
Raquel Hatter
Managing Director, Human Services Program
The Kresge Foundation
Lauren Hirshon
Director of Operations and Development
Leadership for a Networked World
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe
Commissioner
Metropolitan Police Service (London)
Kim Hood
Executive Director
Utah Department of Administrative Services
Ross Hunter
Secretary
Washington Department of Children, Youth and Family
Bill Hutchinson
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics
Comcast
Kevin Jacobs
Chief Financial Officer
Hilton
Kevin Jacobs
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Hilton
Sid Johnson
Public Service Faculty
Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Lynn Johnson
Executive Director
Jefferson County Department of Human Services
Wendy Korthuis-Smith
Director, Results Washington
Washington Office of the Governor
Peter Kraemer
Chief Supply Officer
ABInBev
Kelly Kramer
CFO
Cisco
Cathy Lanier
Chief of Police
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Jonathan Lewin
Chief
Chicago Police Department Bureau of Technical Services
Chris Liu
Director
State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services
Nick Macchione
Director
Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego County, California
David Mader
Controller
Office of Management and Budget
Chris Magnus
Chief of Police
Tuscon Police Department
Tom Manger
Chief of Police
Montgomery County Department of Police
Brian Manley
Chief of Police
Austin Police Department
Ann-Marie Massenberg
Chief of Staff, Program Support Center
US Department of Health and Human Services
Matt Massman
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Administration
Sara T Mayer
Chief Program Officer
Code for America
Mike McDermott
Vice President Specialty / Biotechnology Operating Unit
Pfizer
Jim McDonnell
Sheriff
Los Angeles County
Hans Melotte
Executive President Supply Chain
Starbucks
Hans Melotte
Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Starbucks
Sharon Minnich
Secretary, Office of Administration
Pennsylvania Office of the Governor
John Miri
Chief Administrative Officer
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
Greg Moody
Director
Ohio Office of Health Transformation
Debora Morris
Human Services Director
Accenture
Susan Mosier
Secretary and State Health Officer
Department of Health and Environment
Anne Mosle
Vice President
Aspen Institute
John Murphy
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Coca-Cola
Stephanie Muth
Medicaid Director
State of Texas
Colin Nelson
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Peter Newsham
Chief of Police
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
Nóirín O'Sullivan
Commissioner
An Garda Siochana, Ireland
Kathleen O'Toole
Chair
Executive Leadership Group; Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland
Leeny Oberg
Chief Financial Officer
Marriott International Inc.
Antonio Oftelie
Executive Director
Leadership for a Networked World
Bob Oglesby
Commissioner of the Dept. of General Services,
State of Tennessee
Danielle Outlaw
Commissioner
Philadelphia Police Department
Filippo Passerini
Executive Officer
Procter & Gamble (Retired)
Scott Pattison
Executive Director
National Governors Association
Susan Perry
Principal Deputy Secretary
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Michelle Rhone-Collins
Chief Executive Officer
LIFT
Zane Rowe
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
VMware
David Rowland
Chief Financial Officer
Accenture
Eric Shander
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Red Hat
Dermot Shea
Deputy Commissioner, Operations
New York City Police Department
Erika Shields
Chief of Police
Atlanta Police Department
Erika Shields
Chief of Police
Atlanta Police Department
Cornelia Sigworth
Associate Deputy Director at Bureau of Justice Assistance
U.S. Department of Justice
Cornelia Sigworth
Associate Deputy Director
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Tim Soltis
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
US Department of Education
Henry P. Stawinski III
Chief of Police
Prince George's County Police Department
Meredith Stevens
Vice President, Strategy & Deployment
Johnson & Johnson
Jennifer Sullivan
Secretary
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Mike Teller
CIO
Idaho Tax Commission
Scott Thomson
Chief of Police
Camden County Police Department
Doris Tolliver
Chief of Staff
Indiana Department of Child Services
Carol Tomé
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President - Corporate Services
The Home Depot
Amy Tong
Director and State Chief Information Officer
California Department of Technology
Tracey Travis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
John Traylor
Executive Deputy Comptroller for Operations
New York Office of the State Comptroller
Anton Venter
Director of Operations and Systems Division, Office of Health Insurance Programs
New York State Department of Health
Sean Vinck
CIO
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Tina Walha
Innovation Team Director, Office of Policy and Innovation
City of Seattle, Office of the Mayor
Kathy Waller
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and President, Enabling Services
Coca-Cola
Eric Ward
Chief of Police
Tampa Police Department
Tracy Wareing Evans
President and CEO
American Public Human Services Association
Chuck Wexler
Executive Director
Police Executive Research Forum
Jeri Williams
Police Chief
Phoenix Police Department
Joe Wolk
Chief Financial Officer
Johnson & Johnson
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Antonio Oftelie
Executive Director

Antonio Oftelie is Executive Director of LNW and the Public Sector Innovation Fellow at the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard within the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.Nike Air Max Plus

Amy Ramsay
Program Director

Dr. Amy Ramsay is Program Director for Leadership for a Networked World (LNW), where she guides the development of leadership summits, transformation programs and web-based communities of practice.New Nike Shoes

Christopher DeAngelus
Director of Technology

Christopher DeAngelus is Director of Technology for Leadership for a Networked World, where he develops and manages LNW online properties, digital initiatives, and web-based learning projects.Zapatillas Running Baratas

Lauren Hirshon
Director of Operations and Development

Lauren Hirshon is an organizational change and transformation consultant for governments, nonprofits and businesses. She is currently the Director of Operations and Development for Leadership for a Networked World and a Lecturer at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.Zoom Kobe XIII ZK13

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Leadership for a Networked World’s applied research, student innovation challenge, and on-campus summit programs are an initiative of Dr. Antonio M. Oftelie, Innovation Fellow at the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH), part of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. TECH is a hub for students, faculty, alumni, and government and industry leaders to learn together, collaborate, and innovate. LNW accelerates these efforts by connecting leaders across sectors and developing cutting-edge thought leadership on innovation and organizational transformation.

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