Robert E. Neilson
Knowledge Management Advisor to the Army's Chief Knowledge Officer and Chief Information Officer
United States Army
Dr. Robert E. Neilson is the Knowledge Management Advisor to the Army's Chief Knowledge Officer and Chief Information Officer. His chief duties include crafting strategies and programs to fulfill the Army's vision of transforming to a knowledge-based force. He is the primary author of the Army Knowledge Management Principles. Formerly, he was the Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO), department chair and a professor at the Information Resources Management College, National Defense University. He has taught and lectured both in the U.S. and internationally including the Argentine War College, NATO Defense College, Italian Institute for Defense Studies, and in Asia and Australia. He has been a consultant with Computer Associates, DigitalNet, BAE, and federal agencies regarding knowledge management (KM) and scenario planning and has been a featured speaker at CIO and KM conferences domestically and internationally.
He holds a B.A. degree in US Government from Norwich University, an MPA from the University of Georgia, and a doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He holds an honorary degree from the Argentine War College and is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. His publications include books and articles including "Collaborative Technologies and Organizational Learning" (Idea Group Publishing) and "Sun Tzu and Information Warfare" (NDU Press). His latest article, "Narrating the Vision: Scenarios in Action" appeared as the cover story in Futurist magazine.
Appearances
- State of the Net 2010 Conference January 27, 2010
Biography last updated January 25, 2010