I fell in love with computers and set up a software company while studying for a PhD in Plant Science in 1991. I have since worked for a number of companies at Global VP/CTO level. You can find me here on Mastodon.

I recently left SAP after having been recruited in there in 2016 at Global VP level, where I worked as a Futurist, and Innovation Evangelist.

Prior to that I completed an almost eight year stint leading GreenMonk, the cleantech, energy and sustainability practice of industry analyst firm RedMonk. 

Global Influencer & Thought Leader

Highly ranked in Thinkers 360 Global Thought Leader and Influencer Leaderboards for topics such as Supply Chain, Sustainability, Internet of Things, And Climate

International Keynote Speaker

• TNW in Amsterdam
• Leap 2022 in Riyadh
• QSP Summit 2022 in Porto
• Ecosystems 2030 in A Coruña
• ASCM Connect 2022 in Chicago

Blogger/Podcaster

• Digital Supply Chain podcast – the number 1 podcast on the digitisation of Supply Chain
• Climate 21 podcast – foremost podcast highlighting successful emissions reduction stories and strategies
• Award winning, highest subscribed blog in Ireland (tomrafteryit.net)
• Multi-award nominated audio and video podcast at PodLeaders.com
• Main blogger on Cork Internet eXchange
• Frequent contributor on it@cork blog and podcasts
• Set-up, configure and maintain blogs for several clients/friends

Event/Conference Organiser

• Chair of organising committee of it@cork Technology in Business Conference 2007 and 2008
• Member of the Advisory Board of the 2007 Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin
• Organiser and Co-Chair BlogTalk 2008
• Member of organising committee of it@cork Technology in Business Conference 2005 and 2006
• Organised and chaired the first Web 2.0 conference in Ireland (June 2006)
• Conducted first Blogging for Business event in Ireland (June 2005)
• Ran first RSS events in Ireland (October 2005 and March 2006)
• Set-up and ran the first Business Blog training series in Ireland (September 2006)
• Arranged the first Podcasting for business event in Ireland (Feb 2007)

Entrepreneur

• Co-founder and director of Cork Internet eXchange – a hyper energy-efficient, data centre based in Cork, Ireland (2006-now)
• Co-founder and director of Zenith Solutions Ltd., a web applications development company (1996 – 2002)
• CTO Chip eServices Ltd. (2002-2004)
• Advisor to Synergy Module – a start-up energy aggregator which utilises energy demand management for grid stabilisation

Social Media Consultant

• Consulted to companies on utilising Web 2.0 technologies for brand engagement, improving communications, and knowledge management.

If you would like to know more, don’t hesitate to contact me at any of the following details:

Email: tomraftery@icloud.com

Tel: +34 677 695 468

Or message me on my Twitter,  LinkedIn, or Instagram accounts