John Hagel III is co-chairman and John Seely Brown is independent co-chairman of the Silicon Valley-based Deloitte Center for the Edge, which conducts research to support corporate growth. Hagel has nearly 30 years experience as a management consultant, author, speaker and entrepreneur. From 1984 to 2000, Hagel was a principal at McKinsey & Co., where he was a leader of its strategy practice. Brown is a visiting scholar and advisor to the provost at the University of Southern California. He was the chief scientist of Xerox Corporation and the director of its Palo Alto Research Center. Brown holds several patents and was inducted into the Industry Hall of Fame in 2004.