Altimeter Group

About Altimeter Group

Altimeter Group provides thought leadership, research, and consulting on digital strategies, with a core focus on how companies can leverage disruptive technologies.

Altimeter Group was formed in June 2008 by Charlene Li, a veteran technology and business analyst and co-author of the bestselling business book, “Groundswell: Living In A World Transformed By Social Technologies.” In August 2009, industry leaders Deborah Schultz, R “Ray” Wang and Jeremiah Owyang joined Altimeter Group as partners, followed by Lora Cecere and Alan Webber in January 2010.

Altimeter Group’s office, dubbed The Hangar, is located in San Mateo, California. At the Hangar, clients can safely learn about and experiment with new technologies. The Altimeter Group also hosts regular community events, training, and “unconferences” to bring in outside perspectives and provide further opportunities for learning.

The business philosophy and values of Altimeter Group are:

• Community is our strength. In a fast changing world, we can’t do what we do alone. Our extended community is a valued asset which we develop, nurture, and support.
• Balance provides perspective. We work to live, not live to work. We temper technology enthusiasm with realistic analysis to provide balanced research and recommendations.
• Objectivity builds trust. We will not accept payment for coverage. If conflicts of interest arise or exist, we will do our best to clearly disclose them.
• Speed is a competitive advantage. We will research, write, and respond quickly to the changing landscape. We respond to the our clients’s needs quickly and proactively engage them. It may not be pretty, it may not be perfect, but we will be there.
• Excellence is paramount. We understand the difference between excellence and perfection. We may compromise on perfection for speed, but excellence will always underlie our work.

About Charlene Li, Founder

Charlene Li is the Founder of Altimeter Group and coauthor of the critically acclaimed, the critically acclaimed, bestselling book Groundswell. She is one of the foremost experts on social media and technologies and a consultant on leadership, strategy, social technologies, interactive media, and…

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About Lora Cecere, Partner

Lora Cecere is a Partner with Altimeter Group and the author of forthcoming enterprise software blog www.supplychainshaman.com. The blog focuses on the use of enterprise applications to drive supply chain excellence and builds on Lora’s popular blog “Connecting the Dots.”…

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About Jeremiah Owyang, Partner

Jeremiah Owyang is a Partner focused on customer strategy at Altimeter Group and author of the popular blog “Web Strategy,” which focuses on how corporations connect with their customers using web technologies.  According to Technorati, the Web Strategy blog is…

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About Deborah Schultz, Partner

Deborah Schultz is a Partner with the Altimeter Group where she leads the Innovation and Design practice focused on bringing together the complete ecosystem of disruptive technologies for experimentation, active learning and real-world application. She is an Internet industry veteran…

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About R “Ray” Wang, Partner

R “Ray” Wang is a Partner with Altimeter Group and the author of the popular enterprise software blog “A Software Insider’s Point of View”. The blog focuses on enterprise apps strategy, vendor selection, software contract negotiations, and emerging business and…

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About Alan Webber, Partner

Alan Webber is a Partner with the Altimeter Group as well as author of the blog “Ronin Research” where he looks at the impact of innovation and disruptive technologies on organizations, leadership, and management in the government and public sector…

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