Thom Blischok
President, Consulting and Innovation
Information Resources, Inc.

As president of innovation and consulting for Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), Thom Blischok leads the company's strategic consulting, thought leadership, innovation and marketing practices. A seasoned executive bringing more than 25 years of industry expertise to this role, Blischok is focused on generating even further growth for the CPG and retail consulting practices at IRI.

Blischok is the former chairman and chief executive officer of MindMeld, Inc., an Arizona-based "transformation through technology" consulting group. MindMeld is recognized for its thought leadership in successfully applying large-scale relational database technology to a number of leading retailers, such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, 7-Eleven and others.

Prior to founding MindMeld, he was executive vice president and group executive of Equifax Knowledge Engineering, the global customer relationship management division of Equifax. He has also held senior-level positions at several of the world's most successful companies, including global chairman of the retail and distribution practice at Coopers and Lybrand Consulting; vice president and chief business scientist of AT&T Global Information Solutions; vice president, industry consulting for Teradata; and vice president, global consulting with ATT/GIS.

A recognized futurist and retail thought leader, Blischok is known around the globe for his innovative thinking and strategies to help retailers fundamentally transform their go-to-market economic models using innovative approaches to understanding the consumer with new forms of marketplace information. 

Blischok holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. He has been frequently published and speaks around the world on the future of retailing.

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