Stephanie Woerner

Stephanie L. Woerner is Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of MIT CISR. She is a renowned researcher and speaker, and coauthor of Future Ready: The Four Pathways to Capturing Digital Value and What's Your Digital Business Model? Six Questions to Help You Build the Next-Generation Enterprise, both published by Harvard Business Review Press. Stephanie studies how companies use technology and data to create more effective business models as well as how they manage the associated organizational change and governance and strategy implications. She has a passion for measuring hard-to-assess digital factors and linking them to firm performance. Stephanie’s research has appeared in such outlets as MIT Sloan Management Review, CNBC, Forbes, Chief Executive, and CIO. Stephanie has done presentations and workshops for top management teams and boards of large global firms, been a subject matter expert for The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council, and moderated a number of panels, including one on the future of financial services for the Federal Reserve.

Stephanie Woerner is a research scientist whose work focuses on digital business models, organizational communication, and the impact of digital transformation on business strategy. Her research explores how organizations can thrive in a digital ecosystem by optimizing their business models and leveraging big data. She investigates the role of digital tools in enhancing organizational communication and the importance of digitally savvy leadership in driving growth. Woerner also examines the influence of social media and board composition on startup success, particularly in the context of venture capital-backed firms. Her studies highlight the complexities of digital transformation and the need for reciprocal knowledge sharing to foster innovation and organizational resilience.