BUSINESS STRATEGIST, CONSULTANT, AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR,
OUTTHINKER
Kaihan Krippendorff is a renowned business management thinker, author, and CEO of Outthinker, a global think-tank and peer network of chief strategy, growth, and innovation executives shaping the future of business. Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has said, "Kaihan shows that with a compelling idea anyone can change the world" and that message has made Kaihan one of the most sought-after business speakers in the world.
A former McKinsey consultant, Kaihan is recognized by Global Gurus and Thinkers50 as one of the top 20 global thinkers in business. His work has helped organizations generate breakthrough ideas that have generated over $3.0 billion in new revenue to date, driving transformation and growth in our accelerated world of change. Kaihan clients include some of the world's most recognizable companies, such as CVS, JP Morgan, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, IBM, and Yahoo!.
Kaihan hosts three podcasts - Outthinkers, Strategy at Scale, and The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast. A prolific writer, Kaihan’s ideas are frequently published in top media outlets including Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. He has published six books, including bestsellers "Outthink the Competition" and "Driving Innovation from Within." His most recent book, "Proximity" was named a “Must-Read” by Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell’s Next Big Idea Club.
Despite his busy schedule, he finds time to teach at Florida International University, Wharton Executive Education, New York University, and as a guest lecturer at other schools across the globe.
Kaihan holds a doctorate in strategy and has degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering, Wharton, Columbia Business School, and London Business School. With a mother from Bangladesh, father from Germany, and wife from Latin America, Kaihan is a global citizen who brings a holistic, diverse, and worldly perspective to everything he does. He is a passionate cook and lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife, three kids, two cats, and a dog.