Dr. Alan Barnard is the CEO of Goldratt Research Labs and serves as an Advisory Council Member for the Forbes Technology Council, as well as being a member of the Advisory Board for the World Women's Conference & Awards. Dr. Barnard has been recognized as a Marquis Who’s Who Listee in 2020 and holds the position of Visiting Professor at ISM University of Management and Economics. Dr. Barnard earned a PhD in Management of Technology and Innovation from DaVinci Business School between 2005 and 2009, and a BsC in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand from 1988 to 1991.