Dr. Kao has shared his relevant and tactical approaches at The World Economic Forum Davos, TED, Google, the Keidanren and NATO, and has been dubbed “Mr. Creativity” and a “Serial Innovator” by The Economist. Dr. Kao’s greatest pleasure is working with leaders of all kinds who are on the hot seat to deliver some form of meaningful innovation agenda whether they be heads of state, company founders, non-profit leads or c-suite leaders of major corporations.

As a Harvard Business School professor from 1982-96, he created acclaimed MBA and executive education courses on innovation and entrepreneurship. He has also held academic appointments at Stanford, the MIT Media Lab and the US Naval Postgraduate School.

Dr. Kao is the author of the bestselling Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity, which describes what leaders can learn from jazz, as well as Innovation Nation, which documents America’s growing innovation challenge. He is also the author of several e-books, including Clearing the Mind for Creativity, The Future is Yours to Invent, We Are All Producers Now and China, the Next Innovation Nation. He was a producer of the films Sex, Lies and Videotape (Palme d’Or, Cannes) and Mr. Baseball (Universal Studios), and was nominated for a Tony Award for producing Golden Child on Broadway.

Dr. Kao’s education includes BA and MD degrees from Yale, a residency at the McLean division of Massachusetts General Hospital and an MBA from Harvard Business School. His work has received coverage in such media as The New York Times, The Economist, CNN, and The Colbert Report. He also served as Contributing Editor to The Daily Beast. Dr. John Kao’s presentations and workshops will help you and your organization realize fresh horizons of opportunity and position you toward your desired future.

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