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Jonathan Brill is a leading expert on AI, strategic foresight, and innovation, helping organizations navigate the future with confidence. With a background in technology strategy, AI-driven innovation, and business transformation, he advises Fortune 50 companies, startups, and even the U.S. Secret Service on how to thrive in times of uncertainty.

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Harvard Business Review calls him "The world's leading transformation architect" and his insights have shaped the long-term strategies of HP, Microsoft, Samsung, and Verizon. As the former Global Futurist at HP, he led innovation and strategy planning, preparing businesses for the next wave of AI-driven change. Today, he serves as a Senior Fellow at HBR’s China New Growth Institute and Board Advisor at Frost & Sullivan, one of the world’s largest market intelligence firms.

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Jonathan’s warm style, compelling stories, and real-world expertise make complex AI and innovation topics accessible and practical.  His work has generated $27 billion in revenue for top global brands.

Featured in Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fast Company, TED, SXSW, and Thinkers50, he has trained 27,000+ executives, from startups to Fortune 500s to the U.S. government.

Jonathan is the author of Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change (McGraw-Hill), which was China’s #2 best-selling economics book. The Economist called it “a very important book for managers,” and Adam Grant praised it as “an actionable framework for driving change instead of being blindsided by it.”

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With expertise spanning AI, machine learning, automation, and future-ready leadership, Jonathan helps business leaders understand, adapt, and capitalize on AI’s impact in the workplace.

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Jonathan has educated executives at Harvard, Stanford, and leading global conferences, ensuring his audiences leave with real strategies, not just theories.

PRAISE

“Jonathan spreads practical wonder.”

Niki Skene, TedX Global Ambassador

“Our executives walked away changed.”

Anne Devlin, Head of Learning & Development, J.P. Morgan

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"His rigorous, unifying message drives results."

Doug Warner, Head of Innovation, Amazon