Steven Dickens

Regarded as a luminary at the intersection of technology and business transformation, Steven Dickens is the Vice President and Practice Leader for Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations at The Futurum Group. With a distinguished track record as a Forbes Contributor and a ranking among the Top 10 Analysts by AR Insights, Dickens's unique vantage point enables him to chart the nexus between emergent technologies and disruptive innovation, offering unparalleled insights for global enterprises.

Dickens's expertise spans a broad spectrum of technologies that drive modern enterprises. Notable among these are Open Source, Hybrid Cloud, Mission-Critical Infrastructure, Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and FinTech innovation. His work is foundational in aligning the strategic imperatives of C-Suite executives with the practical needs of end-users and technology practitioners, serving as a catalyst for optimizing the return on technology investments.

Over the years, Dickens has been an integral part of industry behemoths including Broadcom, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and IBM. His exceptional ability to pioneer multi-hundred million dollar products and to lead global sales teams with revenues in the same echelon has consistently demonstrated his capability for high-impact leadership.

Dickens serves as a thought leader in various technology consortiums. He was a founding board member and former Chairperson of the Open Mainframe Project, under the aegis of the Linux Foundation. His role as a Board Advisor continues to shape the advocacy for Open Source implementations of mainframe technologies.