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Nicholas Carr

A lucid and provocative speaker on strategy,
innovation, and technology

An acclaimed business writer and speaker, Nicholas Carr is the author of Does IT Matter? Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage, published in 2004 by the Harvard Business School Press. The bestselling book expands on the themes in Carr's celebrated 2003 Harvard Business Review article "IT Doesn't Matter," which sparked a worldwide debate on the role of computers in business. Carr's ideas have been featured in articles in the New York Times, The Economist, Newsweek, Business Week, Fortune, Forbes, and CIO, among many other publications. In 2004, he was named one of "10 people
to watch" by American Airlines' American Way magazine.

Between October 1997 and May 2003, Carr held top editorial positions at the Harvard Business Review, including executive editor and, for most of 2002, acting editor. Articles he edited won McKinsey Awards as the best articles published in HBR in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Before ing HBR, he was a principal at Mercer Management Consulting.

Called an "exceedingly lucid" speaker by Computerworld, Carr has spoken on information technology, innovation, and strategy at Harvard, MIT, and Wharton as well as at dozens of industry, company, and professional events in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He has also appeared as a business commentator on CNN, CNBC, Tech TV, and CNET. He holds a B.A. Dartmouth College andan M.A. Harvard University.