The Power of Collective Intelligence: Driving Success in Any Organization

In the realm of modern leadership, Doug Hebenthal, Chief Technology Officer at RealtyMogul, champions a philosophy that resonates deeply: there's no singular smartest person in any room; rather, the collective intelligence of a team drives true success. Doug exemplifies this belief through his role at RealtyMogul, where he not only oversees technological innovation but also fosters a culture of collaboration and shared knowledge. His approach underscores the transformative power of embracing diverse perspectives and pooling expertise, essential in navigating the complexities of real estate investment technology. By enabling a culture where every voice matters and every idea contributes, Doug Hebenthal embodies how collective intelligence propels organizations like RealtyMogul towards continual growth and achievement.

Here’s more about Doug Hebenthal

I am a 30+ year veteran in the business and technology world, former CTO of Realty Mogul, CTO of International Sports Sciences Association and CTO of Knowable. At Knowable we built a Contract Intelligence platform where I gained a wealth of knowledge in Machine Learning, NLP, and what it means to unlock the data assets that are hidden in contracts.

Previous to Knowable I was at Axiom as CTO for 15 months, 21+ years at Microsoft, 2 years at Amazon, 3 years at Change Healthcare. Founding member of the Xbox team at Microsoft, I was one of the earliest working on the Internet, Project leader on some of the largest consumer projects ever, Engineering Manager of very large consumer projects and one of the largest payment platforms in the world.

My super powers are clearly identifying, understanding and driving very difficult, complicated and high impact projects. I am very good at simplifying complex technology into solutions that ultimately drive customer value. My leadership has had a direct impact on extreme scale projects that impacted millions of people. I am very good at building highly functional teams, and finding the perfect alchemy of talent, focus and teamwork to drive for results. My experience at Microsoft, ranging from Technical Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Project Management and Leadership has uniquely prepared me to have a significant impact in any number of different industries or companies.

At Change Healthcare I helped lead the drive to substantial change in Healthcare and in particular leapfrogging the technology gap that exists by driving cloud adoption as an accelerator for solution modernization. Work I started there is still going strong and will forever change US Healthcare. I was a 2.5 year member of the Amazon Web Services CIO Advisory Board while driving the Cloud Platform at Change.

Specialties: Leadership, Management, Technology, ML/AI, Cloud, Consumer Hardware, Consumer Software, Gaming, Healthcare, Mentoring, Commerce, Payments, Legal Technology and Team Building.