Peter Andrews is an innovation strategist who has spent a career bridging the gap between technical capabilities and the bottom line. He is the author of over 100 articles on innovation, emerging technology and leadership, and his Executive Tech Reports are featured monthly on the IBM services Web site.
Mr. Andrews consults and holds workshops both within IBM and externally. He uses a variety of techniques to probe, extend and validate the opportunities presented by new technologies. He has helped banks, insurance companies, manufacturers and retailers develop their own capabilities to take a fresh look at emerging technologies, and come to a common understanding of their value and take practical steps in using them.
He has held innovation workshops with over 100 IBM Researchers worldwide that have helped them determine the business implications of their inventions, and recognize possible sponsors and create value propositions.
He has been actively involved in research and working at the leading edge for his entire career. He helped create processes for work in genetic engineering, built the pre-Web prototype for Eureka Alert!, an on-line resource for science reporters, and provided material for the debut of www.ibm.com. His participation is always in demand for IBM Academy studies, and he is a popular presenter on the future.
He worked as an Emerging Technologies Analyst for IBM Global Services’ (IGS) IT Strategy Group. This multi-faceted role included:
- Investigating and reporting on technologies with high potential impact on business
- Initiating projects based on these technologies
- Creating and maintaining an IGS Institute course on emerging technologies
Prior to that at IBM, he was responsible for executive communications for the IBM Vice President for Science & Technology and for the Director of IBM's Research Division. In addition to writing speeches and articles, he developed communications plans, produced videos, and managed online publications. He established both Internet and Intranet Web sites for IBM Research.
He began his career as a biochemist working for a genetic engineering firm.
He received his MS in organic chemistry from the University of Virginia and his BA from Catholic University.
Faculty Publications
- There's money to be had in employee ideas, The Plain Dealer, 2008
- Tough Measures: Making a material difference, IBM Publication, 2005
- Red Teams: Toward radical innovation, IBM Publication, 2005
- High hopes: The positive effects of technologies on the horizon, IBM Publication, 2004