About us

Built by people who built it inside.

1nnovation Global is a fractional innovation leadership and consulting firm. We design and lead the organizations, ecosystems, technologies and portfolios that turn emerging technology into measurable growth. Then we hand the capability to your permanent team, or keep leading it.

Operators, not observersWe have run innovation programs inside Fortune 500 and Big 4 organizations.

Vendor-neutralWe recommend the tools that fit you and take no software fees.

Built to hand overEvery engagement leaves your team able to run it without us.

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Leadership

Nadine Fahim

Founder · Fractional Chief Innovation & Product Officer

Nadine has spent more than 22 years building innovation, product and AI engineering capabilities for Fortune 500 and Big 4 organizations. She has built first-of-their-kind global innovation organizations, councils and funds, insights and intelligence teams, emerging-tech incubation labs and AI forward deployed engineering teams.

Those capabilities have delivered more than $200M in pipeline, breakthrough ROI and faster time to market. She is trusted to align C-suites, boards and matrixed stakeholders, and serves on advisory boards for education and nonprofit organizations.

22+years of global innovation leadership

$200M+pipeline delivered

155markets reached

300Kpeople upskilled in innovation

Career highlights

Two decades of firsts.

2026 – today
Founder, Fractional Chief Innovation & Product Officer1nnovation Global
Builds enterprise innovation organizations and capabilities that speed up new product development.
2025 – 2026
Global Forward Deployed Engineering LeaderKPMG
Founded the firm's first global FDE organization. Embedded engineers and AI specialists with clients for AI rapid prototyping and accelerated bespoke builds, owned an $180M+ qualified pipeline and cut value delivery timelines by 66%.
2023 – 2026
Global Innovation & Emerging Technology LeaderKPMG
Built the first end-to-end global innovation organization (4,300%+ ROI), a Global Innovation Fund (1,044% ROI, 25+ solutions commercialized), an AI insights hub and a new Innovation-as-a-Service revenue stream.
2021 – 2023
Global Executive, Enterprise Innovation SolutionKPMG
Led 50+ senior leaders to select and roll out one global innovation platform. Upskilled 300,000 people and directed hackathons with clients, startups and students.
2011 – 2021
Innovation & Product Development LeaderKPMG
Launched the US firm's first crowdsourced ideation network (19,000+ employees, 500+ challenges, $100M+ concept value) and its first Advanced Analytics Hub.
2004 – 2010
VP, Innovation & Product ExcellenceBank of America
Founded the bank's first enterprise idea management capability ($20M+ value) and the first fintech R&D lab in domestic Chinese banking.

Credentials

Credentials and recognition.

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Patent & recognition

AI-Powered Incubation Management SystemCo-inventor, USPTO
Featured leaderYahoo Finance and CEOWorld
Julia B. Williams Leadership Award
Mariah Stackhouse All-Star Award
Multiple KPMG Encore Awards

Education & certifications

MS, Engineering ManagementUNC Charlotte · Gates Millennium Scholar
BS, Systems Analysis / Management ScienceUniversity of Miami · Gates Millennium Scholar
Microsoft Azure & Azure AI
Certified Product Manager
Certified Design Thinking Facilitator
Six Sigma Green Belt
Conversational AI & ChatGPTExecutive Certificate, UC Irvine

Boards & community

Presidential Advisory Board MemberHillsborough College
Executive Board Member & Vice PresidentHaven International
Board Member & Vice PresidentTampa SALT Homeless Outreach
Lifetime MemberNational Society of Black Engineers
Inaugural Female MemberTampa Hackerspace

Global experience

United StatesCanadaMexicoEuropean UnionChinaIndiaAustraliaEgyptSaudi ArabiaIsrael

Hands-on prototyping

Fusion 3603D printingLaser engravingWoodshopResinWelding

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Built by people who built it inside.

Nadine Fahim

Two decades of firsts.

Founder, Fractional Chief Innovation & Product Officer1nnovation Global

Global Forward Deployed Engineering LeaderKPMG

Global Innovation & Emerging Technology LeaderKPMG

Global Executive, Enterprise Innovation SolutionKPMG

Innovation & Product Development LeaderKPMG

VP, Innovation & Product ExcellenceBank of America