Faisal Hoque is the founder of SHADOKA and NextChapter and

serves as a transformation and innovation partner for CACI, an $8

billion company focused on U.S. national security. He is a #1 Wall

Street Journal bestselling author with ten award-winning books to

his name. His new book, TRANSCEND: Unlocking Humanity in the

Age of AI, was named a ‘must read’ by the Next Big Idea Club and

selected as a Financial Times business book of the month. It

became an instant bestseller—across multiple categories—on

the USA Today (#1 in Computers, #1 in Philosophy, #3 in Business & Economics, #5 in All

Non-Fiction), Los Angeles Times (#7 in All Non-Fiction), and Publishers Weekly lists.

For thirty years, he has been developing commercial business and technology systems,

and enabling leadership teams at MasterCard, American Express, GE, Home Depot, French

Social Security Services, US Department of Defense (DoD), US Department of Homeland

Security (DHS), PepsiCo, IBM, Chase, and others with sustainable growth. Today, Faisal is a

highly sought-after innovation and transformation (digital/AI, business, organization)

partner for both public and private sector organizations, and recognized as one of the

world’s leading management thinkers and technologists.

As a founder and CEO of multiple companies, he is a three-time winner of the Deloitte

Technology Fast 50™ and Fast 500™ awards. Faisal is a contributor at the MIT's IDEAS Social

Innovation program, Thinkers50, and the Swiss business school IMD. His work has

appeared in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, MIT Sloan

Management Review, The Financial Times, Psychology Today, BIG Think, Business

Insider, Fortune, Inc., Kiplinger, Yahoo Finance, Fox, ABC, CBS, and others.

Faisal’s work and life are profoundly influenced by a distinctive fusion of Eastern

philosophy and American entrepreneurial spirit. He frequently speaks at international

conferences, business schools, corporate gatherings, and business summits. Inspired by

personal experiences, Faisal is a passionate advocate for cancer research, raising

awareness and supporting research efforts to combat the disease.