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James Stephens

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Jobtitle

Vice President of Infrastructure & Sustainability

Company

Georgia Institute of Technology

Industry

Educational Institution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Think tanks
World Class Responsible and Sustainable Business 2026 East

Interests

  • Stage-Gate Model
  • Cross-Border R&D Projects
  • Cross-Industry Innovation Cooperations
  • Collaboration with Academic Institutions
  • Compiling the Business Plan

Areas

  • Innovation Management

    MY WORK PREFERENCES
  • Business Model Innovation
  • Collaboration with Academic Institutions
  • Cross-Border R&D Projects
  • Cross-Industry Innovation Cooperations
  • Customer-Led Innovation
  • Design Thinking
  • From R&D to Connect and Develop (C&D)
  • Innovation Crowdsourcing
  • Innovation Culture
  • Innovation Excellence
  • Open Innovation
  • R&D Networks and Alliances
  • Scenario Planning and Simulation
  • Sustainable Innovations
  • Technology Roadmaps
  • Time-to-Market and Fast Innovation

  • New Product Development Execution

    MY WORK PREFERENCES
  • Early Consumer Testing
  • New Product Commercialization
  • New Product Quality Checks
  • Package Design and Development
  • Package Testing
  • Product Design
  • Product Specification
  • Prototype Development

  • New Product / Service Development

    MY WORK PREFERENCES
  • Design for Six Sigma
  • Flexible Product Development
  • Fuzzy Front End Improvement
  • Quality Function Development
  • Stage-Gate Model
  • User-Centered Design

  • Startup Management

    MY WORK PREFERENCES
  • Bootstrapping
  • Business Angel Investments
  • Change Management while Scaling Up
  • Compiling the Business Plan
  • Crowdfunding
  • Finding the Right Team of Founders
  • Fine-Tuning the Business Model
  • Lean Startup Methodology
  • Pitching
  • Startup Management Software Tools
  • Venture Capital Investments

Challenges

  • Concentration on Core Business

    Currently Dealing With | Has Experience With

  • Downsizing

    Currently Dealing With | Has Experience With

  • Greenfield Project

    Currently Dealing With | Has Experience With

  • International Expansion

    Currently Dealing With | Has Experience With

  • Major Business Transformation

    Currently Dealing With | Has Experience With

  • Post Merger Integration

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  • Turnaround

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Elevator Pitch

My expertise is in Collaboration with Academic Institutions, Cross-Border R&D Projects, Business Model Innovation and I am most involved in Collaboration with Academic Institutions, Cross-Border R&D Projects, and Cross-Industry Innovation Cooperations.

Positions

Vice President of Infrastructure & Sustainability
Vice President of Infrastructure & Sustainability