ADI ALON
Adi Alon, a managing director in Accenture’s Innovation and Product Development consulting group, and Kenneth Hooper, senior principal in the company’s Risk Management practice, authored this article, which is based on their paper, “Stage Gates Can Kill Innovation—Risk Management Can Fuel It.” Mr. Alon works with clients across a range of industries to help them upgrade their innovation execution capabilities. Mr. Hooper, who leads Accenture’s cross-industry risk management group, works with large corporations to help them address their risk management concerns. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.