Advisor, Author, Investor, Activist, Entrepreneur
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- Editor-in-Chief at BPM.com
- Executive Director at Workflow Management Coalition
- Founder and President at Transformation+Innovation
- Past
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- Director, Business Consulting at Perot Systems Corp
- Vice President and Chief Analyst at Delphi Group
- Field Sales at IBM Corp
- Education
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- Babson College
- Bentley College
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Nathaniel Palmer’s Summary
* Helped lead the transformation of a small services business into a global enterprise across five continents, ultimately selling to $2.0 Billion, publicly-traded firm
* Founder of a market leading business advisory firm and chairman of the “Transformation and Innovation” conference series
* Recognized thought leader with multiple studies published on business technology and marketing
* Author of "The X-Economy", a critically-acclaimed text on the post-dotcom economy
* Lead sponsor/investor in nearly two-dozen commercial real estate transactions totaling over 300 single and multiple family unit sales
Nathaniel Palmer is an active advisor, investor and entrepreneur. Founder of Transformation+Innovation, he was previously Director, Business Consulting for Perot Systems Corp, and for over a decade was Vice President and Chief Analyst of Delphi Group where he built one of the fastest growing and highest performing business units.
The author of over 200 research studies and published articles as well as the “The X-Economy” (Texere, May 2001) Nathaniel has been featured in numerous media ranging from Fortune to The New York Times.
He has authored dozens of articles in IT publications such as CIO and InformationWeek as well as monthly columns in Business Transformation Journal, BPM.com, and Business Integration Journal. He has also been featured as a guest expert on National Public Radio and World Business Review. His regular column “Open for Business” is featured in each issue of the Enterprise Open Source Journal.
Frequently cited for his work on business process management, Nathaniel was the first individual to receive the award of "Laureate in Workflow," an internationally recognized distinction today held by over 200 business process pioneers.
Nathaniel Palmer’s Specialties:
Business Process Management, Technology Innovation, Event Production, Software Marketing, Green Tech; Grassroots Political Activism; Real Estate Development
Nathaniel Palmer’s Experience
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Editor-in-Chief
BPM.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Responsible for the editorial direction and content of the industry's leading destination site for Business Process Management.
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Executive Director
Workflow Management Coalition
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Think Tanks industry)
September 2006 — Present (1 year 11 months)
The Workflow Management Coalition, founded in August 1993, is a non-profit, international organization of workflow vendors, users, analysts and university/research groups. The Coalition’s mission is to promote and develop the use of workflow through the establishment of standards for software terminology, interoperability and connectivity between workflow products. Consisting of over 300 members worldwide, the Coalition is the primary standards body for this significant software market.
Responsibilities of Executive Director include:
** Manage all financial and operational obligations
** Manage all member services and external relationships
** Represent WfMC as a voting member on OMG and OASIS -
Founder and President
Transformation+Innovation
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
January 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Transformation+Innovation (T+I) is a consulting, education and advisory services firm that guides business strategy and transformation through the optimization of technology, knowledge management, and process design.
The research and client work of T+I focuses on interpreting disruptive market trends for software and services firms, as well as providing technology impact services to organizations in Financial Services and Banking, Information Technology, Facilities and Energy Management, Medical Services, Government and Defense.
T+I’s network of consultants is composed of business architects and entrepreneurs, averaging over two decade’s experience as executives, business owners, and consultants to each practice area.
T+I’s advisory board includes corporate officers, elected policymakers, as well as industry leaders in the fields of software, healthcare, energy management, venture capital, banking and financial services, and real estate development. -
Director, Business Consulting
Perot Systems Corp
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PER; Management Consulting industry)
January 2004 — January 2006 (2 years 1 month)
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Vice President and Chief Analyst
Delphi Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)
February 1992 — December 2003 (11 years 11 months)
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Field Sales
IBM Corp
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Hardware industry)
February 1991 — February 1992 (1 year 1 month)
• Re-opened previously closed territory
• Grew sales by 300% over previous territory record
Additional Information
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Nathaniel Palmer’s Interests:
raising my children; architecture and historical preservation; business transformation and entrepreneurship; social technologies and new product development
Nathaniel Palmer’s Groups:
Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), member since 1992
eDOC Magazine, Editorial Council, 2003 – present
Council of Technology Advisors, invited member, 2003 – present
COMNET, Board of Advisors, 2002 – 2004
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Salesforce.com Professional Network member
Nathaniel Palmer’s Honors:
AIIM Laureate for Workflow
Master of Information Technology
BPM Master Black Belt
Board Member, AIIM New England, 2004-present
AIIM Accreditation Committee, elected member, 1998-1999
COMDEX, key advisor and contributor, 1998 - 2002
KM World, partner, advisor, and contributor, 1998 – 2001
American Marketing Association (AMA), member of Boston and Silicon Valley chapters
Elected, Cohasset Water Commission
Appointed, Cohasset Historical Commission
Elected, Milton Housing Authority
Licensed Realtor, State of Massachusetts
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