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Benson Chan is a Senior Partner at Strategy of Things, an innovation catalyst that relentlessly turns the Internet of Things into the Innovation of Things through an integrated set of services – innovation lab, research foresight, advisory and acceleration. The firm’s singular focus on creating results that matter enables its clients to “get there faster” consistently, effectively and with less risk.
Benson brings over 25 years of scaling innovative businesses and bringing innovations to market for Fortune 500 and start-up companies. With deep experience in strategy, business development, marketing, product management, engineering and operations management, Benson uses a systems approach to solving the most complex problems for solution buyers and solution providers. He is a recognized domain expert and thought leader in networking, cloud, enterprise IT, Internet of Things (IoT), innovation management, business model innovation, and go-to-market. Benson has held project, management and executive positions in innovation-driven organizations, including NASA, Hughes Aircraft Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cisco and Pakedge.
Benson holds a BS in Aeronautical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, a MS in Engineering from Purdue University and a MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Benson Chan and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.