Thomas A. Stewart is the Chief Knowledge Officer of AchieveNext. He is an influential thought leader on global management issues and ideas: an internationally recognized editor and publisher, authority on intellectual capital and knowledge management, and a best-selling author. Before joining AchieveNext, Tom was the Executive Director of the National Center for the Middle Market, the leading source for knowledge, leadership and research on mid-sized companies, based at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. He came to the NCMM from international consulting firm Booz & Company (now called Strategy&), where he was Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer, overseeing the firm’s intellectual agenda, major research projects, and strategy + business magazine.