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I’ve spent my career at the intersection of entrepreneurship and enterprise transformation—a perspective that’s proven valuable whether I’m speaking at industry conferences, advising academic institutions, or sharing insights on how large organizations can move with startup speed.
My thought leadership focuses on making emerging technologies real for complex organizations, building innovation capabilities that deliver measurable outcomes, and bridging the gap between strategic vision and executable plans.
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I speak and write about what I know: transforming complex organizations through strategic innovation, making emerging technologies work in regulated environments, and bringing entrepreneurial thinking to enterprise strategy.
Below are selected speaking engagements, articles, and media appearances from throughout my career—from my startup days through my current work leading enterprise transformation at Northwestern Mutual.
Available for speaking on: Enterprise transformation, GenAI strategy, innovation in regulated industries, and entrepreneurial leadership in Fortune 100 environments.
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Money Next Summit (Speaker)
December 2020
Topic: How are Traditional Banks Adapting their Approach in a Digital World
Which major North American banks are leading the way in adopting a more digital approach?
How to prioritize agility and digital dexterity in a large organization
How have incumbents answered the challenge of challenger banks?
Why fintech/bank partnerships are crucial to success
Finovate: RJ Sherman interviews Bruce Van Saun (Speaker)
September 2020
Topic: Interviewed Citizens’ CEO and Chairman Bruce Van Saun regarding how to enable innovation within an organization and reimagine the future of banking.
Bank Innovation Build: Executing new investments and quantifying innovation ROI (Speaker)
September 2020
Topic:
Cross-leveraging resources for better returns
A look at the calculus behind innovation, both internal and through the fintech ecosystem
Identifying key performance metrics
Finovate: Five Ways Financial Institutions Can Foster Innovation (Guest Writer)
October 2020
Topics:
Encourage idea generation from everyone in the enterprise
Focus on the customer experience
Take a balanced approach to building the innovation portfolio
Partner with fintechs when and where appropriate
Create the appropriate organizational mechanisms to explore early stage ideas
Deloitte innovation strategist RJ Sherman comes to the Blackstone LaunchPad September 25 to recruit innovators (Article)
September 2018
Topic: How to use startup thinking to become accelerate your career and what it means to be an intrapreneur as
Syracuse startup Brand-Yourself honored at White House today (Article)
November 2011