Luke Williams

Luke Williams is one of the world’s leading business thinkers on disruptive innovation. He fires up audiences as he shares his strategy to ignite innovation.

Williams pulls audiences in with a bold idea: at some point, someone, somewhere, is going to disrupt your entire industry – why shouldn’t it be you? As a globally recognized authority on disruptive innovation, he reveals a way of thinking that has the power to transform businesses, helping guide audience members to get – and stay – ahead of the game.

He catapults disruptive innovation to the forefront of business strategy. His views are regularly featured in media ranging from Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Fast Company, to The Wall Street Journal and National Public Radio.

As a renowned leader in disruptive innovation, Williams is also an influential professor at NYU, entrepreneur, and management thinker. His diverse professional experience has made him a sought-after consultant and dynamic management speaker. He has presented in 21 countries, as well as addressed both the United Nations General Assembly and the World Innovation Forum. Through all of his ventures, he helps transform and innovate businesses and has worked with leading companies around the globe.

As a Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at NYU Stern School of Business, Williams exercises the opportunity to educate the next generation of innovators and disrupters. As Founder and Executive Director of the W.R. Berkley Innovation Labs, he helps equip NYU students, alumni, and researchers with the tools they need to build sustainable businesses.

In everything he does, Williams leads by example. He is the inventor of 30+ U.S. patents and has designed more than 100 products in industries ranging from transportation and finance to healthcare and consumer electronics. He is a Fellow at Frog Design, one of the world's most influential product strategy and design firms. He is also the author of international bestseller Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business.

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