Charlene Li

Charlene Li Keynote Speaker & Strategic Advisor

2019 - Current

Founder & CEO

2019

Executive Transformation Coach

2019

100 Coaches brings together the world’s leading executive coaches, top business thinkers and best leaders with the common purpose to prepare, develop, and energize inspired leaders for the future. 100 Coaches was launched in 2016 by world-renowned educator and leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith as a network to learn and collaborate and ultimately ‘Pay It Forward.’ The agency specializes in connecting the world’s best coaches with top leaders that best fit their needs. As a certified Stakeholder-Centered Coach, I focus on supporting leaders through disruptive transformations and ensuring we establish clear success measures to track and report on our progress to your key stakeholders. I provide a money-back guarantee that we get results!

LinkedIn Top Voices

2012

Named a LinkedIn Influencer when the program launched in 2012 and was named one of the LinkedIn Top Voices: Company Culture in April 2022 which highlights 10 must-follow thought leaders covering how to build great workplaces, develop talent and cultivate inclusive cultures.

Member

2011

Member of YPO San Francisco Gold and YPO Global One Chapters.

Regional Executive Board, Pacific Region

2018 - 2020

Member of YPO San Francisco Gold and YPO Pacific One chapters. Served on the Pacific Regional Regional Executive Board, the Membership Committee of YPO Pacific One, and the YNG+ Taskforce.

Chief Research Officer

2022 - 2023

As the leader of our research group, I set the agenda for our thought leadership focused on cross-sector issues facing leaders. PA is the innovation and transformation consultancy that brought the home pregnancy test and the Sydney Opera House to life – alongside thousands of other ingenious solutions as every day and monumental. We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world.

Founder & Senior Fellow

2015 - 2022

I help leaders thrive with disruption as a Senior Fellow at Altimeter which I founded and was acquired by Prophet in July 2015. I have written or co-authored six books, including "Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies"​, the New York Times bestseller, "Open Leadership"​, "The Engaged Leader", and my latest book, "The Disruption Mindset". My current research includes leadership, digital strategy, employee experience, and creating growth and innovation cultures.

Founder & CEO

2008 - 2015

I help leaders thrive with disruption, especially new technologies that impact their strategies and organizations. I do this through the research and consulting work we do at Altimeter Group, which I founded and where I'm the CEO. I am also the co-author of "Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies" and the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Open Leadership".

Board Member

2018 - 2020

Served on the Jumpshot Board of Directors and the Audit Committee. I'd been following Jumpshot for over two years and joined the board because they provide deep insight into customer journeys while adhering to the strictest protocols around personally identifiable information (PII).

Principal Analyst

2002 - 2008

Research and analyze how media companies and marketers use technology to improve their business strategies and practices. Research topics include social technologies, searcn marketing, marketing mix, digital marketing growth, online recruitment and online classifieds, social networks, portals (like AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!), local media, especially newspapers.

Research Director

2000 - 2002

Led the Media and Marketing research team, ranging from 7-10 analysts and research associates. Responsible for all research produced by the analysts, as well as liasons with the sales force.

Senior Analyst

1999 - 2000

Industry analyst covering Internet advertising, online recruitment, online promotions, and portals. Also looked at newspaper publishing strategies.

Internet Publisher

1995 - 1999

Created the Internet publishing division of CNC. Wrote original business plan and obtained funding from Fidelity Investments, the parent company. Put 200 individual towns and cities online at www.townonline.com, which included 120 community and daily newspapers (total circulation 1+ million). Won two EPpy awards for best local site and best commercial product (for the online recruitment site). Also held positions on the Newspaper Association of America's online publishing advisory board.