Tim Wood Powell     The value of knowledge

About Tim Wood Powell

Hello, I’m president of The Knowledge Agency® (www.KnowledgeAgency.com), a New York City based management research and advisory firm I founded in 1996.  I’ve been called an innovative thought leader and organizational catalyst in the economics and strategy of knowledge and intelligence.  But honestly, I just find my work profoundly interesting, even fun.

I’ve advised more than one hundred organizations in a range of industries, including Abbott Laboratories, Altria, American Express, Cigna, Experian, Highmark BCBS, KPMG, Petrobras, PwC, Revlon, Sony, New York State, the US Navy, John Wiley, and Xerox.  Behind each one of those client names are people who invited me into their organizations — and with whom I became colleagues, and (often) friends.

In addition to many articles, I’ve authored four business books, including my latest, The Value of Knowledge (De Gruyter, 2020).  I’ve taught at the graduate level at Columbia University and the Palmer School of LIU, and currently serve as a Senior Fellow at The Conference Board. Using scholarships and borrowed money, I earned a BA (laboratory sciences, psychology and philosophy) from Yale College  and an MBA (data analysis, finance) from the Yale School of Management.

Serving my clients has provided me with challenges — and huge benefits.  You learn from me, I learn from you — especially when you push and stretch me (which is to say, most of the time).  I am profoundly grateful for the many opportunities you have presented me — and I never rest in my quest to earn your trust and to exceed your expectations.

Public speaking

Some groups that have sponsored Tim’s appearances recently include:

Business/professional groups

• Association for Strategic Planning (ASP)
• The Conference Board
• Global Organizational Tacit Knowledge Management Forum (GO-TKM)
• Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) – US and global chapters
• KMWorld
• SIKM
• Society of Competitive Intelligence in China (SCIC)
• Special Libraries Association (SLA)
• Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) – global and regional conferences; local chapters
• UK Competitive Intelligence Forum (UKCIF)

Academic groups

• Columbia University School of Professional Studies; Business School
• Long Island University Palmer School of Library and Information Science
• Kent State University School of Information

Would your members benefit from an appearance by Tim Wood Powell?  Please contact us.

Selected training clients

Tim has conducted management training on four continents, with many recent sessions occurring virtually.  Some of the sponsoring organizations are: