David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and a business school professor.
David is the author of two previous books, Under New Management and The Myths of Creativity. He is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, and his work has been featured in Fast Company, the Financial Times, Inc. magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and the Wall Street Journal and on CBS This Morning. In 2015, he was named one of the emerging thought leaders most likely to shape the future of business by Thinkers50, the world’s premier ranking of management thinkers.
David’s innovative views on leadership have earned him invitations to speak to leaders from a variety of organizations. He has delivered keynote speeches and workshops for Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Stryker and for governmental and military leaders at the US Naval Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School. His TED talk has been viewed over 1.7 million times.
When he’s not speaking or writing, David is in the classroom. He is associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University, where he was recently named one of the “Top 40 Under 40 Professors Who Inspire.” He serves on the advisory board of Fuse Corps, a nonprofit dedicated to making transformative and replicable change in local government.
David lives outside of Tulsa with his wife and their two boys.