Damian Saccocio
Technology Strategy And Product Lead
Washington,DC
Summary
As CTO, lead all things Tech for MLT which has experienced 3X growth over last 5 years. I combine rigorous strategic analysis with an experienced leader’s mindset in nurturing critical technical processes, teamwork, and organizational values in getting teams to work effectively together. With both enterprise tech and startup experience, I strive to balance optimizing existing workflows while preparing for a future increasingly shaped by advanced Technology, not least AI.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
2 2016 - Current
- Manage a team of a dozen technologists supporting all technology strategy, product marketing, product management, cyber security, privacy, platform development, data management and technical operations for MLT's broad range of programs for students and corporate partners during a period where revenues grew from $12M to $45M.
Strategic Partnerships Coordinator
MIT FutureTech / CSAIL
09.2024 - Current
- Collaborate with senior internal and external researchers on proposals and grant applications for wide range of FutureTech lab activities, including: AI impact on jobs and tasks, science and AI, energy use of AI, AI risks and safety, embodied AI and robotics, scaling laws and AI controllability, general computing algorithm progress, hardware trends in computing, as well as how quantum computing rates of progress
Adjunct Professor, Technology and Innovation Strategy
Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
01.2004 - Current
- Teach this popular course twice yearly using combination of strategic frameworks and industry case studies to explore rapidly changing dynamics in range of familiar industries including Media, Fintech, and Transportation; received Excellence in Teaching Award in 2022.
Cofounder and Principal
The New Advisory Group/Course Gateway
07.2012 - 01.2016
- Created this startup to help universities and other knowledge-centric organizations navigate the new world of content creation, distribution, and experience.
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
EdCast
11.2014 - 10.2015
- Led east coast university engagement and business development with universities seeking online education solutions designed specifically for mobile devices.
Director, The Advisory Group at Huron
Huron Consulting Group
01.2011 - 03.2012
- Provided advice on nurturing university-centric science and tech startup/innovation ecosystems.
Vice President, Product Marketing and Marketing, Cloud Services
Open Text/Artesia
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Led product marketing, product management, and field marketing for the Open Text Digital Media Group and specifically Open Text Media Management 7.0.
Product Marketing, Advertising Services
Hillcrest Labs
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Responsible for developing an advertising and content business model and leading business development and product marketing for content-based services.
Founder
Digital Shoeboxes LLC
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Provided subscription-based services for personal media management, sharing, and archiving.
Executive Director, Rich Media, AOL for Broadband
AOL
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Capped a decade of strategy and product roles over a period of hyper growth with a role that oversaw product development, consumer research, competitive assessment, and business requirements for audio, video, photos, and games within AOL for Broadband.
Principal Strategic Analyst, Technology Strategy, AOL Technology
AOL
01.1999 - 01.2003
- Led diligence and analysis projects to assess external media and commerce acquisitions and partnership opportunities
- Initiated and championed projects to upgrade and revise AOL's traditional proprietary content publishing systems.
Director, Commerce Technology, AOL New Product Management
AOL
01.1998 - 01.1999
- Defined and implemented top commerce technology initiatives
- Member of Netscape acquisition team.
Senior Strategic Analyst, AOL Advanced Technology Group
AOL
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Helped start first technology strategy group at AOL
- Led project to integrate AOL Mail with Microsoft Outlook.
Assistant Technical Producer, AOL Greenhouse
AOL
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Helped choose, build, and launch numerous sites in conjunction with outside entrepreneurs.
Education
PhD - Management
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS - Political Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS - Computer Engineering
The Ohio State University
Skills
Technology Strategy
Artificial Intelligence
Quantum Computing
Product Marketing/Management
Entrepreneurship (Lean Startup)
Enterprise software
Digital Asset Management
Edtech
Accomplishments
- Built Tech Ops team from scratch and two digital platforms for a non-profit focused on advancing racial equity that went from $12M annual rev to $45M in three years
- Part of team that won dmi:2021 Design Value Award for MLTBlackEquityatWork.org
- 2022 Excellence in Adjunct Teaching Award from Georgetown University
- Built the Jesuit Digital Network for global curriculum sharing
- Successfully developed and launched Open Text Media Manager 7.0 to which Forrester gave its highest "Leader" rating
- Key team member for transitioning AOL to fully HTML-based publishing and ad platform
- Main business sponsor for AOL Digital Commerce Platform that integrated subscription and content management
- Youngest ever staff officer at National Research Council
Publications
- National Academy of Engineering. Chapter by Damian Saccocio: "Advanced Displays and Visual Systems," Risk and Innovation Small Companies in Six Industries: Background papers prepared for the NAE Risk and Innovation Study. 1996.
- Joseph Morone and Damian Saccocio, "A Success-Based Competitiveness Policy," Issues in Science and. Technology (Winter 1992-1993), pp. 61-72.
- Lander, Eric S. Robert Langridge, and Damian M. Saccocio. Mapping and Interpreting Biological Information. Communications of the ACM 34 (11), 1991 and IEEE Spectrum 24 (11), 1991.
Patent
AOL Wallet, US Patent # 6,944,669
Timeline
Strategic Partnerships Coordinator
MIT FutureTech / CSAIL
09.2024 - Current
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
EdCast
11.2014 - 10.2015
Cofounder and Principal
The New Advisory Group/Course Gateway
07.2012 - 01.2016
Director, The Advisory Group at Huron
Huron Consulting Group
01.2011 - 03.2012
Vice President, Product Marketing and Marketing, Cloud Services
Open Text/Artesia
01.2007 - 01.2010
Product Marketing, Advertising Services
Hillcrest Labs
01.2006 - 01.2007
Founder
Digital Shoeboxes LLC
01.2005 - 01.2006
Adjunct Professor, Technology and Innovation Strategy
Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
01.2004 - Current
Executive Director, Rich Media, AOL for Broadband
AOL
01.2003 - 01.2005
Principal Strategic Analyst, Technology Strategy, AOL Technology
AOL
01.1999 - 01.2003
Director, Commerce Technology, AOL New Product Management
AOL
01.1998 - 01.1999
Senior Strategic Analyst, AOL Advanced Technology Group
AOL
01.1996 - 01.1998
Assistant Technical Producer, AOL Greenhouse
AOL
01.1995 - 01.1996
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
2 2016 - Current
PhD - Management
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS - Political Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS - Computer Engineering
The Ohio State University
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