ABOUT THE AUTHOR

R “RAY” WANG is the Principal Analyst, Founder, and Chairman of Silicon Valley–based Constellation Research, Inc. He’s also the author of the popular enterprise software blog A Software Insider’s Point of View. With tens of millions of page views a year, his blog provides insight into how disruptive technologies and new business models impact the enterprise. Prior to founding Constellation, Wang was a founding partner and research analyst for enterprise strategy at Altimeter Group and one of the top analysts at Forrester Research for business and IT strategy. He has held executive roles in product, marketing, strategy, and consulting at companies such as Forrester Research, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. He’s also been a CMO at Personify Inc, a web-analytics software start-up valued at $500M during the internet boom.

A background in emerging business and technology trends, digital business model transformation, enterprise apps strategy, technology selection, and contract negotiations enables Wang to provide clients and readers with a bridge between business leadership and technology adoption. Buyers seek his research in future trends and disruptive technologies and value his insights into the business processes, business models, and organizational design required for successful adoption.

Wang is a highly sought-after thought leader and keynote speaker. His dynamic speaking style brings energy and enthusiasm to a range of topics, from business strategy to management and leadership. Wang tailors his presentations to intimate audiences in boardrooms as well as to the tens of thousands of listeners who tune in to his live-broadcast keynotes.

Wang’s works, quotes, and interviews can be found in media such as Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Fortune, Inc., the Associated Press, CIO Magazine, InformationWeek, ComputerWorld, Financial Times, eWeek, CRM Magazine, IDG News Service, ZDNet, TechTarget, and Managing Automation. Wang has also been featured on major TV news outlets, such as CNBC and Bloomberg.

In 2008, 2009, and 2014 Wang was recognized by the prestigious Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR) as the Analyst of the Year, and in 2009 he was recognized as one of the most important analysts for Enterprise, SMB, and Software. In 2009, A Software Insider’s Point of View was listed in the top twenty of Jonny Bentwood’s Technobabble 2.0’s Top Industry Analyst Blogs. In 2010, Wang was listed as one of the Top Five Analyst Tweeters in Edelman’s Telecoms TweetLevel Index, recorded as part of the ARInsights Power 100 List of Industry Analysts, and named one of the top Influential Leaders by CRM Magazine as part of its 2010 Market Awards.

Wang is a Taiwanese American residing in the Silicon Valley with his wife and two children.