Scott A. Snyder

Scott Snyder is a recognized thought leader in technology and innovation, and has more than 25 years of experience in business and technology leadership, product innovation, and digital transformation for Fortune 500 companies and startup ventures. He currently leads Digital and Innovation for Heidrick & Struggles and was recently the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at a venture capital firm, Safeguard Scientifics.

Snyder also co-founded and served as President and Chief Strategy Officer of Mobiquity, a leader in delivering innovative digital solutions for enterprises, where he continues to be Chairman of the Advisory Board. Scott has held executive positions with several Fortune 500 companies including GE, Martin Marietta, and Lockheed Martin, has been the CEO of a leading strategic planning firm, Decision Strategies International, and has also started business ventures in software including OmniChoice, a CRM/Analytics applications provider.

Scott has authored a book entitled The New World of Wireless: How to Compete in the 4G Revolution, and numerous other articles in the emerging technology and innovation space.

Scott is a Senior Fellow in the Management Department at the Wharton School, an Adjunct Faculty Member in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, and has lectured at MIT, Babson, Duke, Georgia Tech and INSEAD on Digital Innovation, Emerging Technologies, Business and IT Strategy, and New Venture Creation. Scott founded and directs the Game Changer Collaborative, which is made up of leading companies focused on cross-sector digital innovation opportunities. He also holds three patents for analytics solutions and has been quoted as a thought leader in numerous publications including the CIO Magazine, WIRED, Forbes, Knowledge@Wharton, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Business Journal.