Citi
Deborah Hopkins has served as Citi's Chief Innovation Officer since 2008. Her mission is client-focused innovation. Based in Palo Alto California, Hopkins focuses on building partnerships with venture capitalists, start-ups, corporations, universities and thought leaders to support the incubation of emerging technologies in the design, development, and implementation of disruptive customer-centric business models. In this role she works across all of Citi's business units to maximize creativity and to ensure operating efficiencies globally, across products, regions and the enterprise as a whole. Further, she serves as Chairman of Citi Venture Capital Initiatives seeking investment opportunities that support and enhance her mission.
Hopkins has held several senior roles at the company since joining Citi in 2003. From 2003 to 2005, she was Chief Operations & Technology Officer. Prior to that, she was Head of Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions. She has also served as Co-Chair of Citi's Women's Initiative.
Before coming to Citi, Hopkins' leadership roles included Chief Financial Officer for The Boeing Company and for Lucent Technologies. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Finance for General Motors Europe.
In addition to her positions at Citi, Hopkins is a Board Member at QlikTech Inc and also serves on the Advisory Board of Riverwood Partners. She was a member of the Board of Directors for DuPont between 2000 and 2005. Fortune magazine has twice named her one of the most powerful women in American business and in 2011 she was named to Institutional Investors top Tech 50 list.
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Last Updated: Thu, Jan 12, 2012
| Category | Title | Author/Speaker | Organization | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podcast | Talking About a Revolution | Deborah Hopkins | Citi | 50:56 | 01/2012 |
| Video | Talking About a Revolution [Entire Talk] | Deborah Hopkins | Citi | 50:21 | 01/2012 |
| Video | Revolutionary Transformations in Business | Deborah Hopkins | Citi | 03:35 | 01/2012 |
| Video | Transparency, Openness and Sharing Ideas | Deborah Hopkins | Citi | 03:29 | 01/2012 |
| Video | Proving You Can be a Great Partner | Deborah Hopkins | Citi | 02:35 | 01/2012 |
| Video | The Importance of Design Thinking | Deborah Hopkins | Citi | 02:33 | 01/2012 |
| Video | How to Act in Revolutionary Times | Deborah Hopkins | Citi | 04:06 | 01/2012 |
Citi Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Hopkins believes now is an incredible time for new companies due to the pace of cultural and technological change. As the head of Citi Ventures, Hopkins leads the banking firm's efforts to invest in companies delivering disruptive technology products. Hopkins shares rules for revolutionary entrepreneurs and describes how Citi's initiatives are shaped by empathy for customers and a commitment to sharing new ideas.
Citi Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Hopkins believes now is an incredible time for new companies due to the pace of cultural and technological change. As the head of Citi Ventures, Hopkins leads the banking firm's efforts to invest in companies delivering disruptive technology products. Hopkins shares rules for revolutionary entrepreneurs and describes how Citi's initiatives are shaped by empathy for customers and a commitment to sharing new ideas.
Citi Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Hopkins discusses the disruptive and revolutionary changes happening in business, including a move from vertical to horizontal organizational structures, customer control of communication and competitive challenges coming from new directions.
Citi Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Hopkins shares principles driving the company forward when it comes to addressing customer needs in a new way. As the head of Citi Ventures, Citi's venture investing unit, Hopkins stresses the importance of concepts such as empathy and openness, as well as the necessity for improved transparency and a willingness to share information both inside and outside the corporation.
Deborah Hopkins knows when an existing corporation enters the Silicon Valley ecosystem it must prove it can be counted on as a long-term, trusted partner. As the head of Citi Ventures, Citi's venture investing unit based in Palo Alto, Hopkins relates the story of one of her organization's first deals illustrating the importance of this idea. 
Citi Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Hopkins describes the impact of design thinking on her organization's approach to developing new solutions and solving problems for customers. Hopkins also shares why this type of thinking can be particularly transformational in established organizations.
Citi Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Hopkins offers ten lessons on how to act in revolutionary times, which include re-learning to trust your intuition, striking when you see an opening, and carrying the banner for creative chaos.