Ralph Welborn PhD

Ralph Welborn has spent over twenty-five years providing business and technology advisory services to both private and public sector organizations globally. He has held a variety of leadership positions, including CEO of Imaginatik, the market-leading innovation advisory and platform company; leader of IBM’s Strategy & Transformation business in the Middle East and Africa; senior vice president at KPMG Consulting; and a cofounder of an e-commerce company. He has lived and worked around the world.

The common thread in much of Ralph’s work is the design and deployment of new business models to capture explosive growth. His work draws from his experience in private and public sectors across industries and geographies.

In 2016 he received the European CEO award for technology companies. He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in global public policy and a PhD in philosophy of science from Boston University. He lives in Boston with his family. He can be reached at ralph.topplebook@gmail.com.

Learn more about the models used in this book, including examples, at www.topplebook.com or by contacting Ralph.