Richard Landry

Richard Landry is a social innovation strategist, which begs the question: What is social innovation?

It’s a new approach to creating value in global markets.

Social valueis the new global currency, rewarding innovations and enterprises that address broadly recognized social needs. Social innovation is the process of creating social value by tapping the power of digital networks to organize virtual communities of stakeholders around a core set of shared values. Through social innovation strategies that unlock stakeholder passion and engagement, organizations can successfully launch, gain scale, accelerate their impact, and extend their reach beyond the four walls of the enterprise.

Landry isthe founder and CEO of richmedium, a social innovation strategy firm serving emerging organizations in media, information technology, consumer services, and for-profit and non-profit social enterprise.

A senior executive with more than twenty years of experience leading emerging organizations through periods of transformative change, Landry started his career as editor-in-chief and associate publisher of PC World magazine. He later became Chairman and CEO of HyperMedia Communications, publisher of NewMedia magazine and newmedia.com, one of the first advertising-supported media ventures on the Internet.

Landry works with senior executives, investors, and funders who recognize the central role of social values in reshaping global markets, and seek to transform the enterprises they lead and support into engines of social innovation. His strategy engagements have enabled clients to successfully launch, gain scale, enter new lines of business, and develop deep organizational understanding of the forces influencing their markets and enterprises.