About Cheryl Perkins
Cheryl Perkins, president of Innovationedge founded the company in January 2007. As a global thought leader in innovation, Perkins brings more than 25 years of expertise in leading companies to identify and transform insights, designs, technologies and capabilities into total solutions and new-to-the-world innovations. Additionally, the Innovation Edge model gives inventors an edge by crafting winning business plans and aligning strategic corporate partnerships for commercialization.
Keynote Speaker
In addition to organizing innovation seminars and roundtable discussions, Perkins is a passionate keynote speaker who has inspired audiences all over the world sharing her insights with C-level executives and innovation leaders about discovering design tools to deliver innovation solutions for sustainable growth.
Highlights/Recognitions
- Named a “Top 25 Champions of Innovation” by Business Week
- Recognized as a “top executive driving vision” within the consumer goods industry by Consumer Goods Technology (Visionaries 2006).
- Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes for sustainability strategies developed by Cheryl Perkins
- Georgia Institute of Technol
- ogy “Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni,” 2000
Expertise
Perkins most recently served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer for Kimberly-Clark. She ran the company’s innovation and enterprise growth organizations, including research and development, engineering, design, new business, global strategic alliances, environment, safety and regulatory affairs, and innovation processes, systems and tools. She has eight U.S. Patents and several more pending.
Perkins currently serves on numerous national boards including the board of the Product Development Management Association (PDMA) and the Consumer Goods Research Advisory Board. She is also on the board of directors of the Governor’s Wisconsin Technology Council, the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and the Georgia Institute of Technology External Advisory Board.
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