Christopher Meyer

Christopher Meyer, PhD, is chairman of the Strategic Alignment Group, Incorporated, and an academic affiliate of PRTM. Dr. Meyer specializes in helping companies drive growth through rapid innovation in strategy, portfolio optimization, and customer experience management. Dr. Meyer has designed and helped implement cycle time programs for Cisco Systems, Daimler-Chrysler, Emerson Electric, Genzyme Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Exxon Mobil, Texas Instruments, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Ericsson, and United Healthcare.

Blending over 30 years experience as an executive, consultant, and researcher, Dr. Meyer is the author of Fast Cycle Time: How to Align Purpose, Strategy and Structure for Speed. His latest Harvard Business Review article, "Understanding Customer Experience," (February 2007) shows how leaders harness customer experience to grow faster than competitors. Dr. Meyer's executive experience includes serving as vice president for human resources at Silicon Graphics Computer Systems and organizational effectiveness advisor at Zilog, Incorporated.

He teaches the Caltech Industrial Relations Center course, Accelerating New Product Development. Preview the Accelerating New Product Development course in this webinar, Using Tough Times to Innovate Innovation, December 2008, with Dr. Chris Meyer. You'll also want to download his white paper, Innovation in Tough Times.pdf.

Dr. Meyer served on the faculty of the University of Southern California and the University of Minnesota. He received his PhD and masters in organization strategy and design from the University of Southern California. He holds a BS in economics from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce.