Leadership for a Networked World

Antonio Oftelie

Antonio Oftelie works with the Leadership for a Networked World Program (LNW) at Harvard University where he 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