Research Fellow
Leading Edge Forum

Doug Neal, based in the United States, is a Research Fellow for the Leading Edge Forum and is responsible for research into The Consumerization of IT.  His focus is on the intersection of strategy, business operations and technology.  Recent projects have included Preparing for a Post-PC World, Use and Misuse of Collaborative Technologies Handbook, A Workbook for Cloud Computing in the Enterprise, Doing Business in the Cloud, Global Business Collaboration, A Workbook for Harnessing Consumerization and Web 2.0, Green IT – Moving Beyond the 2% Solution, and Harnessing Web 2.0 – Enterprise Strategies for Living on the Web.

He co-authored the book The Networked Supply Chain:  Applying Breakthrough BPM Technology to Meet Relentless Customer Demands.  Doug’s point of view on consumer privacy was published in Wilson Quarterly, the journal of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Doug has led a number of study tours over recent years on subjects including Cloud Computing, Web 2.0, and Green IT.  This year, he led a tour to Silicon Valley on Mobility and the Onset of a Post-PC World.

Doug has developed state-of-the-art management and other end-user systems for clients in financial services, manufacturing, healthcare and high-technology companies.  Prior to joining the Leading Edge Forum, Doug worked at two international management consulting firms and founded an organization specializing in systems for executive management.

Doug received a BA from Haverford College, conducted special studies at the Ruhr University, and has an ABD from the University of Michigan.

Recent press articles
The Economist Debate (October 2011):  Personal Computing - This house believes we are now in a post-PC world.

The Economist (October 2011):  Personal Technology at Work - IT's Arab Spring - People are demanding to use their own gadgets in their jobs.  Trying to thwart them is futile

Computerworld (August 2011):  How the iPad will change IT forever

IT Business Edge (January 2011):  Coming to Terms with New IT Realities in the Wake of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

eWeek (August 2010):  Managing Consumer Tech in the Enterprise

Connect World - Europe edition, (June 2010):  Cloud computing: Future directions and management implications

Corp! Magazine (April 2010):  Future Directions and Management Implications of Cloud Computing

Forbes.com (March 2009):  Security Risk: Frustrated Workers

Businessweek.com (July 2008):  The Proliferation of Consumer Devices at Work.  The podcast can be found here.