Erich Joachimsthaler is the Founder and CEO of VIVALDI, one of the largest independent global strategy and business transformation firms, with offices in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia. Prior to his work at Vivaldi, Erich has held academic faculty positions at the University of Southern California, Instituto Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (IESE) in Barcelona, Spain and The Darden School, University of Virginia. He has guest lectured at over twenty-five business schools.
Joachimsthaler is the author and co-author of more than a hundred articles published in highly-respected journals as well as of two award-winning books-Brand Leadership and Hidden in Plain Sight. He has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and on CNBC, among others, and writes regularly for Harvard Business Review. In 2017, he was voted a Top 25 Influencer of Chief Digital Officers, and he was inducted as the 2017 Fellow of the ISBM Institute for his lifetime contribution in academics, thought leadership and practice in marketing, strategy, and digital innovation. He lives in New York, NY.