Celebrity Speakers Charlene Li is the founder of the Altimeter Group and the author of multiple New York Times bestselling books. Charlene is an expert on social media, technologies and a consultant and independent thought leader on leadership, strategy, social technologies, interactive media and marketing.

Charlene’s first book, Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies, was released in 2008 and was named a BusinessWeek Bestseller. She released her second book and first New York Times Bestseller, Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead in 2010 and The Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy in 2013 which she co-authored with Brian Solis, principal at Altimeter Group. In 2015, she released the Engaged Leader: A Strategy for Your Digital Transformation.

She was the vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research and consultant with Monitor Group. Charlene Li has been named one of the 100 most creative people in business by Fast Company in 2010 and in 2009 she was named one of the most influential women in technology.  She has made quest appearances on 60 Minutes, the McNeil NewsHour, ABC News, CNN and CNBC and has been quoted in such prestigious publications as: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Time, The Economist, Businessweek, USAToday, Reuters and The Associated Press. Charlene Li is also a highly sought after public speaker and is available for corporate events and personal appearances.

APPEARANCES: on 60 Minutes, the McNeil NewsHour, ABC News, CNN and CNBC, Pivot, Web2Expo

BOOKS: Open Leadership, Groundswell, Marketing in the Groundswell, The Seven Success Factors of Social Business Strategy, The Engaged Leader.

TO WORK WITH CHARLENE LI: Social media expert Charlene Li can be hired for speaking engagements and events in roles such as corporate appearances, endorsements, speaking.