Innovate or Perish: Managing the Enduring Technology Company in the Global Market

About the Authors

Frank Chambers

Frank Chambers is President and owner of F. Chambers & Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in business and technology solutions in the fiber-optics industry. Previously he has been a Director of Technology Innovation at Eaton’s Innovation Center and Vice President of Research and Development for GN Nettest. During his career he has been involved in a wide range of technologies and business fields. His emphasis has been on the generation of new technology and applications. Most recently, as a Director at Eaton, he focused on the front end of the innovation process.

Frank holds a BS in physics from St. John’s University and an MA and PhD in physics from Princeton University.

Abha Divine

Abha Divine launched and currently serves as President and CEO of AT&T Knowledge Ventures, the IP management and marketing unit of the AT&T family of companies. In this role, she is responsible for generating revenue and other strategic value from the broad set of patent, trademark, software, and “know-how” assets developed throughout the corporation through commercialization and portfolio development.

Abha has managed and directed a variety of efforts aimed at introducing new capabilities to market via new business ventures and enhancement of existing product portfolios to accommodate changing technology and market environments. Prior to her current role, she was Vice President of National Data Services for SBC, providing a family of regional and long-haul data ...