Antonio Oftelie is the Executive Director of the Leadership for a Networked World Program (LNW) where he guides overall program development, produces research on innovation in policy and technology and teaches cases on leadership and strategic management. In addition, Mr. Oftelie advises senior government and business executives on organizational transformation by helping them to evolve their mission and strategy, ideate new business and service models, build adaptive capacity, and create performance and value measures.
Mr. Oftelie holds a BS in Management and Ethics from Crown College and an MPA with a Business & Government Policy concentration from Harvard University where he focused his studies on leadership and public management at the Harvard Kennedy School and on strategic management, technology and innovation at Harvard Business School.
Cases and Publications
- White Paper: Shared Services Horizons of Value - Leadership Lessons on Accelerating Transformation to High Performance. Harvard Kennedy School, 2010. Shared_Services_Horizons_of_Value.pdf
- Case: Building a Ready Community – Pandemic Planning and Response in Oakland County Michigan. Harvard Kennedy School, 2008. http://www.lnwprogram.org/oaklandcounty/
- White Paper: Innovation in Pandemic Planning and Response. Cisco Systems, 2008. http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/docs/gov/pshs-OaklandCountyMI-cStudy1107.pdf
- Case: Economic Development through IT in the State of Michigan. Harvard Kennedy School, 2006. http://www.lnwprogram.org/micase
- Briefing Paper: Forces on Public Sector Innovation. Harvard Kennedy School, 2007.
- Case - OneCleveland – A Network for Innovation and Growth. Harvard Kennedy School, 2006. http://www.lnwprogram.org/onecleveland/
- Research Paper: Governance and Finance of a Health Information Network. 2006
Harvard Speaking and Teaching Engagements
- Leadership for a Networked World, Course #STM-480, 2007 - 2008: Case teaching under the direction of Professor Jerry Mechling, 2007 – 2008.
- Leadership and Strategic Management for Chief Information Officers: Case teaching and lecturing, June 2008
- Government 2.0 – The Leadership Agenda: Case teaching and lecturing, May 2008
- Innovation through IT for Senior Leaders: Case teaching and lecturing, February 2008
- Cross-Boundary Governance via Standards: Case teaching and lecturing, September 2007
- Shared Services – the Next Frontier: Case teaching and lecturing, May 2007
- Portfolio Management and Communications: Case teaching and lecturing, April 2007
- Leadership and Politics of Cross-Boundary Reform: Case teaching and lecturing, October 2006
- Project Design and Implementation: Case teaching and lecturing, September 2006
- Governance – Improving Cross-Boundary Coordination and Control: Case teaching and lecturing, July 2006
- Executive Sponsorship for Cross-Boundary Transformation: Case teaching and lecturing, May 2006
- Harvard Law School – Internet & Society Conference: Presentation on “Technology and Social Ecosystems,” September 2004
Government and Industry Speaking and Teaching Engagements
- Border Governor’s Conference: Presentation on Web 2.0 and emerging technology for policy collaboration among U.S. and Mexico border states, August 2008
- University of Ottawa, Government Services in a Networked World: Content development and lecture on public sector innovation, June 2008
- Federal Communications Commission: Presentation on Network-Enabled Business Models and communication tools for pandemic planning and response, March 2008
- National Congress on Secure Communities: Presentation on emerging business models for homeland security preparation and response, December 2007
