Verna Allee, M.A., is founder of ValueNet Works (www.valuenetworks.com), the leading provider of training, tools and methods for value network visualization and analysis. Verna has more than twenty years of proven business results as a trusted advisor to more than 100 Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, civil society organizations, and entrepreneurial startups. She shows people how to effectively innovate in complex environments through value network analysis, intangible assets management, collaborative networks, and knowledge management.

Verna is a Fellow of the World Business Academy, advisor to the European Commission, and sits on a number of Advisory and Editorial Boards including Hazel Henderson’s Ethical Markets television series. She is the author or editor of four books and more than 50 industry articles and papers on value networks and knowledge management. She is referenced in 16,000+ citations on Google Scholar.

Ms. Allee holds an M.A. in Organizational Leadership and Human Consciousness from JFK University and a B.A degree in Social Science and International Business from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a visiting lecturer at many universities around the world, most notably at Oxford University, the Marshall School of Business at USC (Los Angeles), and Hanken Swedish School of Business (Helsinki).