Maciej Kranz (born 22 November 1964; Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish-American executive, New York Times bestselling author,[1] angel investor,[2] faculty member of Singularity University, and an expert in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, and edge computing.[3][4] He currently serves as Chief Technology Officer at KONE[5] and is a frequent speaker in the fields of IoT and business practices in the tech sector.[6][7][8][9]
Maciej Kranz | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Citizenship | Poland United States of America |
| Alma mater | SGH Warsaw School of Economics Texas Christian University |
| Website | www.maciejkranz.com |
Early life
editMaciej Kranz was born on 22 November 1964[10] in Warsaw, Poland to Jan and Malgorzata Kranz.[citation needed] He studied at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, during which he served as National Committee Exchange Controller for AIESEC in Poland.[11] Kranz later obtained his MBA at Texas Christian University.[12]
Career
editPrior to joining KONE, Kranz served as Vice President and General Manager in the Corporate Strategic Innovation Group at Cisco Systems. During his 20 years in Cisco Systems, he has held several leadership roles in the fields of enterprise networking and the Internet of Things.
Kranz joined Cisco in 1999, where he led marketing for Cisco's stackable Ethernet switching business unit.[13] He became Vice President of Marketing for the Wireless Networking Business Unit in 2006, during which time he drove the development of Cisco Motion, a mobility vision architecture.
Kranz led the Borderless Networks effort in 2009 and in 2012 became a General Manager of the Connected Industries Group where he drove Cisco's IoT internet of things (IoT) efforts.[14][15][16][17]
Before his stint at Cisco Systems, Kranz served as the Vice President of Marketing for IP Highway, Inc. and worked in product management at both 3Com, where he led the expansion and development of its Ethernet network interface cards into a $1 billion product line,[18] and IBM.
Kranz serves as a member of the board of directors for IoTecha Corp and FINABRO and is on the faculty of Singularity University.
Books
editKranz's book, Building the Internet of Things is on the New York Times' and USA Today's bestseller lists[19] and was listed as one of the 10 business books every entrepreneur should read in 2017 by Fortune Magazine.[20] The book was also selected as one of the 10 books for innovators and entrepreneurs to read by Economía y Negocios.[21] It has been translated into 10 languages. In 2018, Kranz published Building the Internet of Things - a Project Workbook, a companion to his first book providing interactive steps in planning, implementing, and evaluating IoT projects.
Public Platforms
editIn addition to keynoting at industry conferences, Kranz frequently conducts media interviews worldwide, and regularly writes commentary as member of the Forbes Technology Council and the IDG Contributor Network, as well as for many other publications.
References
edit- ^ The New York Times | Best Sellers: Business - December 2016
- ^ Tech Crunch - Shortlist Raises $1.5M to Help Businesses Manage their Freelancers
- ^ Investor Place - Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Stock Is More Attractive Than You Think
- ^ Gazeta Prawna - Specjalista od wszechrzeczy Maciej Kranz. Dla Cisco zarobił już miliony dolarów
- ^ "2019-06-13 Changes in the KONE Executive Board – Maciej Kranz joins the Executive Board and Tomio Pihkala has been appointed EVP, New Equipment Business".
- ^ Cisco - Maciej Kranz
- ^ Big Speak - Maciej Kranz
- ^ IoT Tech Expo 2017 - Maciej Kranz
- ^ Back End of Innovation - Maciej Kranz
- ^ Relationship Science - Maciej Kranz
- ^ Rockwell Automation - Manufacturing Perspectives (page 14)
- ^ Relationship Science - Maciej Kranz
- ^ Rockwell Automation - Manufacturing Perspectives (page 14)
- ^ The Telegraph - The Internet of Things: Could it really change the way we live?
- ^ The Marketing Journal - An Interview with Cisco's Maciej Kranz
- ^ CRN - Cisco Executive Maciej Kranz on the Best Practices, and Biggest Mistakes, Companies Make in IoT
- ^ Nasdaq - Forget Google, This is the Best Stock for the Internet's Next Big Thing
- ^ Cisco Blogs - Maciek Kranz
- ^ USA Today - Building the Internet of Things. usatoday.com, Archived 2018-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "10 Business Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read in 2017". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "EyN: 10 libros para los innovadores/emprendedores durante el verano". www.economiaynegocios.cl. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
External links
edit- Profile at Cisco Blogs
- Profile at Twitter
- Profile at Bloomberg
- Profile at Forbes
- Profile at Network World
- Profile at World Economic Forum
- Profile at Entrepreneur
- Profile at Harvard Business Review