Who is Alan Boehme?

For‌ ‌about‌ ‌a‌ ‌dozen‌ ‌years‌ ‌corporate‌ ‌Innovation‌ ‌in‌ ‌Silicon‌ ‌Valley‌ ‌has‌ ‌been‌ ‌synonymous‌ ‌with‌ ‌Alan‌ ‌Boehme.‌ ‌From‌ ‌stints‌‌ ‌‌at‌ ‌DHL,‌ ‌General‌ ‌Electric,‌ and  ‌ING‌ , ‌Alan‌ ‌went‌ ‌on‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌spectacular‌ ‌career‌ ‌at‌ ‌Coca-Cola‌ ‌rising‌ ‌and‌ ‌rising‌ ‌through‌ ‌that‌ ‌company‌ ‌to‌ ‌become‌ ‌Global‌ ‌CTO,‌ ‌Chief‌ ‌Innovation‌ ‌officer‌ ‌and‌ ‌head‌ ‌of‌ ‌Enterprise‌ ‌Architecture.‌ ‌After‌ ‌leaving‌ ‌Coca-Cola,‌ ‌he‌ ‌advised‌ ‌all‌ ‌kinds‌ ‌of‌ ‌infrastructure‌ ‌startup‌ ‌companies‌ ‌from‌ ‌Netskope‌ ‌to‌ ‌VeloCloud.‌ ‌Then‌ ‌he‌ ‌took‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌Chief‌ ‌Innovation‌ ‌Officer‌ ‌role‌ ‌at‌ ‌Procter‌ ‌&‌ ‌Gamble.‌‌ ‌‌Today,‌ ‌he’s‌ ‌CTO‌ ‌for‌ ‌H&M‌ ‌group.‌‌ ‌‌But‌ ‌a‌ ‌recitation‌ ‌of‌ ‌his‌ ‌titles‌ ‌doesn't‌ ‌do‌ ‌justice‌ ‌to‌ ‌Alan‌ ‌and‌ ‌his‌ ‌impact.‌‌ ‌‌He‌ ‌knows‌ ‌everyone‌ ‌and‌ ‌is‌ ‌endlessly‌ ‌generous‌ ‌with‌ ‌his‌ ‌time‌ ‌and‌ ‌insight.‌‌ ‌‌He‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌pioneer‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Innovation‌ ‌model‌ ‌in‌ ‌which‌ ‌a‌ ‌large‌ ‌corporation‌ ‌has‌ ‌eyes‌‌ ‌‌and‌ ‌ears‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌ground‌ ‌here‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌valley.‌‌ ‌‌It's‌ ‌hard‌ ‌to‌ ‌imagine‌ ‌anyone‌ ‌better‌ ‌qualified‌ ‌to‌ ‌talk‌ ‌about‌ ‌why‌ ‌corporate‌ ‌Innovation‌ ‌is‌ ‌hard.‌ 

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