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United States Dr. Robert C. Wolcott is a distinguished academic and innovation leader, guiding global corporations and aspiring entrepreneurs through strategic foresight and growth strategies.
Wolcott is a managing partner with Clareo, a growth strategy consultancy serving senior executives at global corporations such as Exelon, BHP Billiton.
He serves on the Digital Advisory Board of ZF, the German global industrial enterprise.
He serves on the Digital Advisory Board of... Open Innovation Lab of Norway.
He serves on the Digital Advisory Board of... H-Farm, the leading digital innovation ecosystem in Italy.
Clareo serves senior executives at global corporations such as Exelon, BHP Billiton, Castrol, Johnson Controls, Owens Corning and others.
Clareo serves senior executives at global corporations such as Exelon, BHP Billiton, Castrol, Johnson Controls, Owens Corning and others.
Clareo serves senior executives at global corporations such as Exelon, BHP Billiton, Castrol, Johnson Controls, Owens Corning and others.
Clareo serves senior executives at global corporations such as Exelon, BHP Billiton, Castrol, Johnson Controls, Owens Corning and others.
Clareo serves senior executives at global corporations such as Exelon, BHP Billiton, Castrol, Johnson Controls, Owens Corning and others.
Wolcott is also an active angel investor in enterprises such as crowd funding leader Indiegogo.
Wolcott is also an active angel investor in enterprises such as... student loan innovator Lumni.
Wolcott is also an active angel investor in enterprises such as... legal documentation platform Page Vault.
Wolcott is also an active angel investor in enterprises such as... healthcare data and analytics providers SA Ignite.
Wolcott is also an active angel investor in enterprises such as... ClearCare Online (exited to Battery Ventures in 2016).
Wolcott is also an active angel investor in enterprises such as... cyber security provider MagicCube.
Wolcott is also an active angel investor in enterprises such as... international art exposition EXPO Chicago.
Board member... Abroad.io.
Board member, Cure Blindness Project.
Angel investor in over 20 companies including digital education leader Kiddom.
Angel investor in over 20 companies including digital mental health platform Silver Cloud Health.
Angel investor in over 20 companies including MommyDaddyMe.com, a Hong Kong-based online capability development platform for children and their families across Asia.
Dr. Robert C. Wolcott is an accomplished academic and co-founder, holding positions as Adjunct Professor of Innovation at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, and Adjunct Professor of Executive Education at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. From 2010 to 2019, he served as Clinical Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Kellogg, where he was recognized with the Teacher of the Year award from Kellogg’s EMBA program in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017. He co-founded The World Innovation Network (TWIN), a global community for innovation and growth leaders, gathering nearly 4,000 members from over 30 countries. TWIN hosts an annual event, TWIN Global, in Chicago, bringing together 400 delegates to discuss the future and foster cross-sector relationships. He is also a managing partner with Clareo, a growth strategy consultancy working with global corporations.
Wolcott’s expertise extends to board memberships for Clareo, a foresight and growth strategy consultancy, and Abroad.io, a tech-enabled human transformation platform. He contributes to advisory boards for H-Farm, a technology ecosystem in Italy, and the Open Innovation Lab of Norway. Additionally, he serves on the board of Cure Blindness (Himalayan Cataract Project), a non-profit organization that has provided sight restoration to nearly one million people globally. His insights on technology’s impact on business and society are regularly featured in Forbes, and his work has been published in esteemed journals such as MIT Sloan Management Review, strategy+business, The Harvard Business Review (online), The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
As an active angel investor, Wolcott has supported over 20 companies, including crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, student loan innovator Lumni, digital education leader Kiddom, and transaction security technology firm Magic Cube. His investment portfolio also includes digital mental health platform Silver Cloud Health, ClearCare Online (acquired by Battery Ventures), international art show EXPO Chicago, and MommyDaddyMe.com, an online capability development platform based in Hong Kong. He earned his BA in European and Chinese History, and his MS and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering & Management Science, all from Northwestern University. His book, ‘Grow From Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation’ (McGraw-Hill, 2010), has been translated into Chinese and Japanese.
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