Jay Nakagawa is a globally recognized thought leader in strategy and competitive intelligence – and one of the field’s most innovative voices. At Dell Technologies, he built a global intelligence organization that supports $100 billion in annual revenue and empowers more than 50,000 sales professionals worldwide.

With experience spanning product management, strategy, sales, development, and marketing, Jay brings a rare cross-functional perspective to every challenge – most recently, exploring how generative AI can reshape the future of competitive advantage.

As Co-Executive Director of SAICI, Jay’s mission is to elevate the practice of intelligence from function to force multiplier – turning insights into action and action into impact. He is an active contributor to PDMA, the Academy of Competitive Intelligence (ACI), the Council of CI Fellows, and previously served as Chairman of SCIP.

Motto: “Helping companies outsmart—not just outspend—their competition.”