Deborah Schultz

One line bio: Deborah has been inventing and innovating for over 15 years in emerging technologies - where people, technology and media intersect.

Formal Bio:
Deborah is currently a Partner with the Altimeter Group where she lead 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 and early open web advocate focused on the adoption and impact of the social web on culture, society & business. She has worked with and advised startups, Fortune 50s and VC’s on technology adoption. Most recently, she consulted with Procter & Gamble where she architected the P&G Social Media Lab to study the impact of the social web on customer relationships and the business benefits of “open innovation.” She continues as a member of P&G’s Digital Advisory Board.

Previously, Deborah was a Director at Six Apart, ran her own technology consultancy firm, was a management consultant, and spent five years at Citibank where she developed many of the global bank’s first internet initiatives. One of her proudest accomplishments was launching the Downtown Info Center, a lower Manhattan community center & online hub to revitalize lower Manhattan after the attacks of September 11th.

The former Manhattanite is now a tireless road warrior and can be found in SF, NYC, or Tel Aviv. But wherever she is, she’s always ‘connected’.

Personal tagline: Evangelist and rabble-rouser for the Social Web where people, technology and media intersect.

Technology mantra: Technology changes, human nature doesn’t.

Recent major project: Developing a Social Media Innovation Lab for P&G exploring the impact of the social web on the relationship between customer and company.

Most often described by others as: a connector between the worlds of innovation, technology and culture; technology translator and digital ethnographer.