Our Leadership
DEI is lead by two recognized senior partners with decades of experience delivering answers and solutions to some of the world's best companies.
Daniel Goodstein
Partner and President
Daniel Goodstein oversees DEI's member network, commercial operations and partner development programs.
Daniel is a go-to resource for enterprises across the globe looking for assistance with digital enterprise transformation, AI & RPA and runs multiple technology associations with over 100,000 member executives worldwide.
He is also a seasoned GTM strategy expert, with a history of working with services and software companies in the tech space and experience in business operations, customer relationship management, marketing strategies, sales leadership, media planning and relations, as well as start-ups.
Daniel is based in Long Island, NY.
Carlos Alvarenga
Partner and Chief Research Officer
Carlos Alvarenga oversees all of DEI's research and client delivery projects.
Carlos is also a Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland. Additionally, he serves on the Advisory Board for the Georgetown SCS Master’s Degree Program.
Prior to DEI, he was the Executive Director of World 50 Labs, the member-innovation team at World 50, Inc. Before World 50, he was a Principal in Ernst & Young’s Advisory Practice and, earlier, a Managing Director at Accenture.
His new book, The Rules of Persuasion, will be available in late 2022.
Carlos is based in Washington, D.C.