Richie Etwaru

Mr. Etwaru has operated a portfolio of enterprise projects in transformation, applied innovation, and other emerging technologies at Wachovia, Barclays and UBS. He specializes in innovation, business transformation, and change management for verticals such as financials services, pharmaceutical, biotech, manufacturing, transportation, entertainment, and Internet start-ups. He has earned a reputation as a futurist and thought leader with a record of leading the design of solutions that are commercially viable and generate competitive advantage. He is a former CIO, former Head of Innovation, winner of the Notre Dame Business Plan Writing competition in 2002, winner of Small Business awards in 2003, and has been involved in several start-ups. He holds international patents, has spoken at several events across the US and is currently completing his Doctoral studies in Management and Organizational Leadership.