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 Thornton May is one of the premier ‘communicators’ in the information technology industry today. He combines a scholar's passion for empirical research, an entrepreneur’s capacity for opportunity identification and a stand-up comic's gift for storytelling to assisting executives figure out what comes after what comes next. He is a superior noticer and picks up on things that others overlook. He curates the largest audio collection of CIO speeches in the world today.
Mr. May is responsible for sculpting executive education IT curricula at four major business schools:
UCLA
UC-Berkeley
Arizona State
Ohio State
From 1997-200, Mr. May was responsible for designing and delivering the information technology portion of the curriculum at the University of Amsterdam’s Controller’s Institute [special program for multinational Chief Financial Officers].
With James Robinson, III [former Chairman of American Express] Thornton founded the Director's Institute [a program to improve Board Level technology decision making].
Thornton served on the Ph.d review board at the University of Texas, Austin.
Thornton serves on the Advisory Board at Comdex [largest trade show in the computer industry].
Thornton’s insights have appeared in the Harvard Business Review (on IT strategy); The Financial Times (on IT value creation); The Wall Street Journal (on the future of the computer industry); the M.I.T. Sloan Management Review (on the future of marketing), American Demographics (on the evolving demographics of Electronic Commerce), USA Today (on the future of the consumer electronics industry), and Business Week (on the future of CEO direct reports) and on National Public Radio (debating the future practice of strategy with Professor Michael Porter). Thornton is a columnist at Computerworld, and has served as an Advisor to the Founding Editors of Fast Company Magazine.
Thornton was responsible for ghost writing portions of the technology track for the recent World Economic Forum held in Davos Switzerland; and appears frequently before the Congress of the United States serving as an expert witness on large technology implementations.
Thornton’s research has been acknowledged in such seminal business books as Seth Godin's "Permission Marketing"; Michael Schrage's "Serious Play: How the World's Best Companies Simulate to Innovate"; Moshe Rubenstein's "The Minding Organization"; Bill Jensen's "Simplicity"; and Jeff Williams' "Renewable Advantage: Crafting Strategy Through Economic Time". He wrote the Preface for George Geis' "Digital Deals," and Marc Farley's "Building Storage Networks."
He is the Non-Toxic Behaviors coach at Lawson Software.
Thornton has a Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Dartmouth College.
He developed his Japanese language skills at the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan. He studied organizational design at Keio University in Tokyo.
Executive Endorsements
“Thornton is in the top tier of business technology industry intellectuals. I personally think he is a genius. My definition....smarter than me and most everybody else.... always is out front on ideas and uses completely fresh perspectives on issues and challenges in business...and balances it all with razor sharp wit. Nobody ever goes away after an encounter with Thornton without being enriched.”
Barbra Cooper, CIO; Toyota USA
"Thornton May is the real deal. A daring intellectual in a business filled with fakes, Thornton encourages us--no he FORCES us--to sit up, pay attention and think hard about the real issues we face every day."
Seth Godin, Author of Permission Marketing, and Founder Yoyodyne
"It's not difficult for Thornton May to stay ahead of the curve, he helped build it"
Max Keiser, Vice-Chairman, Co-Founder; Hollywood Stock Exchange
"Thornton May is one of the brightest, most knowledgeable, and funniest consultants in the information technology industry. He spots trends well in advance of most of the pundits, and he's extremely well-connected with a very impressive following."
Barry Rosenbaum, Managing Partner; RSA Ventures
"Despite the claims of consultants, nobody has answers, but Thornton gives you all of the perspective you can handle. He's the 360 consultant."
Robert A. DiStefano, Managing Director of Vanguard's Information Technology Division; The Vanguard Group
"Thornton May is an intellectual speed merchant. He can think faster than the few people who are smarter than he is, and he's smarter than the few people who are faster than he is--and that's a tough combination to top in any field."
Alan Webber, Founding Editor; Fast Company
"Thornton has an instant recognition and respect factor with Computerworld readers -- not because he can be funny and outrageous (which he can) but because what he says makes them think about things in a different light. His ideas on IT leadership and his perspective on industry trends have a ring of truth about them, drawn as they are from his own experiences working with senior business and technology executives. He's also one of the liveliest speakers on the face of the earth, so it's enormous fun to watch him in action with a room full of startled execs who expected another boring Powerpoint presentation. Around our newsroom, he's known as the Robin Williams of IT!"
Maryfran Johnson, Editor-in-Chief; Computerworld Magazine
Thornton May is a category-defying thinker about all things related to information technology, leadership and communications. He is a brilliant thinker, marvelous communicator, consultant and teacher. He single-handedly shepherds insights into the brains of the country's top CIOs, who collectively owe him an unrepayable debt of gratitude. Playing with him is always one of the most enjoyable parts of my professional life.
Andrew Zolli, author Catalogue of the Future & in-house Futurist at Popular Science Magazine
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John Mancini-AIIM CEO A. J. Hyland,
CEO Hyland Software
Chairman, AIIM Board
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 Bob Zagami
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Bob Zagami is an international author and lecturer on document management systems. He has written articles for several industry publications, including: Document Management Magazine, Administrative Management Magazine, Inform, and eDoc. He also wrote Introduction to Engineering Information Systems, published by AIIM in 1988.
He has been active in AIIM (The Association for Information and Image Management International) for over 25 years, serving at both the local and national level. His involvement with the New England Chapter of AIIM dates back to 1978 and he served as chapter president in 1981-1982. He stays active in the chapter and currently serves on the Board of Directors.
Zagami has also served on AIIM's Engineering/Manufacturing Member Council executive committee and the Film-Based Imaging Association executive committee. He is the Past Chairman of the 2003 AIIM Service Company Executive Forum committee.
He is a frequent speaker at various associations, including ARMA and AIIM.
Bob has served on the AIIM Board of Directors, representing dealers and service bureaus, from 1989-1992. He received the Distinguished Service Award in 1983, was elected to the prestigious Company of Fellows in 1988, and received the Carl E. Nelson Engineering Award in 1993. In 1997 Bob was the recipient of the Award of Merit, the industry's highest honor. Bob also holds the Master of Information Technologies designation (1998) and has received the Laureate designation for Micrographics (1999) and Engineering Document Management Systems (2000).
Bob was re-appointed to the AIIM National Board of Directors in 2002 as the Chairman of the Company of Fellows. This is his second term of service with the national board.
ImageMax is a single-source provider of document management solutions. Prior to his current assignment, Bob was the Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Spaulding Company, which was acquired by ImageMax in December 1997. He is the former president of Information Technology, Inc., which he merged with the Spaulding Company in 1993.
Bob is currently responsible for ImageMax sales operations from Maine to Virginia and Boston to Ohio.
35th Anniversary Dinner Presentation
Bob Zagami
Northeast Regional Sales Vice President
ImageMax, Inc.
Take a stroll down memory lane (for you veterans of the industry), or take a peek at the past (for all you newcomers to AIIM) as Bob Zagami presents a retrospective view of the New England Chapter’s first 35 years. Chartered second in the nation, this chapter has always been one of the most active and progressive throughout the changing landscape of NMA and AIIM. Meet some of the people who were responsible for launching the New England Chapter and the many who followed them in leadership roles at the local and national level in our association.
What was it like 35 years ago? When did imaging companies first appear in our industry? How many members of the Company of Fellows came from New England? Here’s a hint: two of them are speaking at this event! What role did other members of the New England Chapter play in the history of our association?
You’ll enjoy this fast-paced and informative look back at the New England Chapter’s first 35 years in AIIM.
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