Vinnie Mirchandani is the author of the acclaimed new book, The New Polymath: Profiles in Compound-Technology Innovations. Mr. It builds on 150+ interviews with innovators in infotech, cleantech, healthtech and biotech. The book also reflects a global perspective from his travels to nearly 50 countries. He is also writes another blog, Deal Architect which focuses on waste in technology and has been rated by Industry Standard as one its favorites.

He is President of Deal Architect Inc, a technology advisory firm. The firm helps clients take advantage of disruptive trends like cloud computing and business process outsourcing (BPO) before they go mainstream. Between this firm and previous role at the technology research firm, Gartner he has helped clients evaluate and negotiate over $10 billion in technology contracts. The Black Book of Outsourcing has recognized his firm as one of the top boutique advisory firms. He spent his early career at Price Waterhouse, first as an accountant, then as a technology consultant (that division is now part of IBM). He has been quoted in most major technology and business publications, and he has presented at a wide range of industry events. He went to school and qualified as a CPA in Texas prior to his technology career.

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