Vital Access is a blog about finding and working with collaborators online, accessing the latest, relevant information for your organization, and using powerful and easy Web 2.0 technologies. Topics covered include: social networks; expert networks; online communities in a range of industries including investing, law and medicine; outsourced and offshore research services, e-marketing and business process management.
The ideas and interviews are based on my two decades experience working at corporations including Deloitte Consulting and Oracle, helping grow start-ups in expertise management, financial information services and e-commerce, and consulting on marketing, corporate values and business process improvement.
About Scott Lichtman
Scott Lichtman is a product marketing and operations executive that has led the growth of ‘new economy’ technologies and services for over 20 years. He has been at the forefront of trends including offshoring of professional services, Web 2.0 social networks and online communities, independent investment research, and social enterprise. He helps firms identify the most profitable strategy for growth, then builds the complete business infrastructure quickly to achieve that goal.
Scott’s career includes experience at Deloitte Consulting, Oracle Corp., and several prominent fast-growing businesses. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics, and a B.Sc. from MIT in Computer Science.
Most recently, Scott has served as a Managing Director at Evalueserve, a global research and analytics company. Among its 1,200 clients are 6 of the top 10 investment banks and 10 of the top 15 strategy consulting firms. He joined Evalueserve after serving as COO of Circle of Experts, a network of tens of thousands of industry executives that advise investment firms and corporations, which Evalueserve acquired in 2007.
Earlier, Scott led Messaging Products and Marketing at Communicator Inc., supporting real-time interactions among thousands of institutional investors; served as Senior Director of Marketing at InterWorld, e-commerce engine for Nike, Disney, GTE and others; co-founded Economic Oxygen, a provider of banking services to low-income households; was Senior Director of Strategic Marketing at Oracle Corporation and Advanced IT Strategy Consultant at Deloitte Consulting.
Scott speaks regularly on topics including the use of Web 2.0 technologies and has written analyst reports on topics ranging from developing online communities to pricing strategies in the technology industry. As a member of Harvard Business School’s Community Partners non-profit consulting initiative, he is advising a climate control advocacy group on creating a parallel, for-profit service model.
His LinkedIn profile is www.linkedin.com/in/scottlichtman.
