About the Author
Dr. Jonathan Reichental is the founder of Human Future, a global business and technology advisory, investment, and education firm. His previous roles have included senior software engineering manager, director of technology innovation, and he has served as chief information officer (CIO) at both O’Reilly Media and the City of Palo Alto, California.
In 2013 he was recognized as one of the 25 doers, dreamers, and drivers in government in America. In 2016, he was named a top influential CIO in the United States and in 2017, he was named one of the top 100 CIOs in the world. He has also won a best CIO in Silicon Valley award and a national IT leadership prize.
Reichental is a recognized global thought leader, keynote speaker, and a business and government adviser on a number of emerging trends including urban innovation, smart cities, sustainability, blockchain technology, data governance, the fourth industrial revolution, digital transformation, and many more.
He is an adjunct professor in the School of Management at the University of San Francisco and instructs at several other universities. Reichental regularly creates online educational video courses for LinkedIn Learning, which include a highly successful series on data governance.
Reichental has written several books, including Smart Cities for Dummies, Exploring Smart Cities Activity Book for Kids, and Exploring Cities Bedtime Rhymes.
You can learn more about his work at www.reichental.com and you can follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the American composer, conductor, and pianist John Williams. From the theme music of Star Wars to Saving Private Ryan and hundreds of others, his compositions continue to bring me remarkable joy and remain the soundtrack of my life.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to everyone who has made this book possible. I’m grateful to each of you and I hope I’ve made you proud with this contribution to the body of knowledge on data.
In particular, I’d like to thank Hari Kalahasti, Steve Weiss, Paul Kuchina, Saker Ghani, Sahil Naqvi, Myles Suer, Alation, Monica Guedes, and LinkedIn Learning.
Special appreciation to the whole Wiley team, including Steven Hayes and Kezia Endsley.
Finally, big hugs and thanks to my mom and dad, Evanne and Tomi.
There are others to thank who I can’t recall right now. Don’t worry, I’ll call you.
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Acquisitions Editor: Steven Hayes
Senior Project Editor: Kristie Pyles
Copy Editor: Kezia Endsley
Technical Editor: Mark Friedlich
Production Editor: Tamilmani Varadharaj
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