Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune; Bestselling Author – Humans are Underrated, Talent is Overrated, and The Upside of the Downturn
“AI is doubling its capabilities every three months. At that rate, in five years it will be a million times more powerful. Leaders, workers, and companies need to get their imaginations in gear!”
Key Speech Themes
AI Business Transformation • Leadership
Innovation • Business Strategy
Business Model Innovation • Global Business
Government Regulation • Competition
Economic Update • Moderator/Host/Interviewer
Geoff’s Story
- FORTUNE SENIOR EDITOR-AT-LARGE.
- REPORTS FOR FORTUNE ON THE INFOTECH REVOLUTION, LEADERSHIP, BUSINESS STRATEGY, GLOBAL BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, COMPETITION, THE ECONOMY, WORKER/WORKFORCE ISSUES, AND RELATED TOPICS.
- AUTHOR OF THREE BESTSELLING BOOKS – HUMANS ARE UNDERRATED, TALENT IS OVERRATED, AND THE UPSIDE OF THE DOWNTURN.
- SINCE 1995, HOST OF REGULAR BUSINESS INSIGHTS ON THE CBS RADIO NETWORK WITH 7 MILLION LISTENERS.
- UNPACKS WHAT TOP LEADERS ARE THINKING, SEEING, AND DOING TO WIN IN SPITE OF RELENTLESS TECHNOLOGICAL, COMPETITIVE, ECONOMIC, AND WORKPLACE CHANGE.
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In four decades at Fortune, Geoff Colvin has established himself as one of business journalism’s most respected minds on trends driving business change. He reports on AI and the infotech revolution, leadership, business strategy, global business, government regulation, competition, the economy, worker/workforce issues, and related topics. With close ties to top business leaders, Geoff reveals what they’re thinking, seeing, and doing to transform their companies and win in spite of relentless change. “Winning companies and leaders confront reality faster than the competition,” he says. “They stop protecting the past and invest in inventing the future.” Geoff’s insights reveal a clearer path for an uncertain future. His columns and cover stories for Fortune have earned him millions of loyal fans. He’s also heard on the CBS Radio Network, where he reaches seven million listeners each week. Geoff’s bestselling books include The Upside of the Downturn, Talent is Overrated, and Humans are Underrated. A keynote speaker with compelling content, Geoff is also a brilliant panel moderator and interviewer.
In addition to writing for Fortune and his regular CBS Radio Network segments (he’s done over 15,000 since 1995), Geoff has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, Squawk Box, CBS This Morning, ABC’s World News Tonight, CNN, PBS’s Nightly Business Report, and dozens of other programs. He also served as anchor of Wall $treet Week with Fortune on PBS.
In addition to speaking, Geoff is also a brilliant panel moderator, emcee, and interviewer whose subjects have included Madeleine Albright, Ben Bernanke, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Bill Gates, Timothy Geithner, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Henry M. Paulson, Colin Powell, Robert Reich, Condoleezza Rice, Desmond Tutu, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Jack Welch, Janet Yellen and many others.
Geoff is a respected author whose groundbreaking international bestseller, Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else, has been published in a dozen languages. The Upside of the Downturn: Management Strategies for Difficult Times was named “Best Management Book of the Year” by Strategy + Business magazine. Geoff’s latest book is Humans are Underrated: What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will. It’s based on the idea in his wildly popular Fortune article “In the Future Will There Be Any Work Left for People to Do?” It looks at the trend of advancing technology performing ever more tasks better than people perform them, and the ways humans will create value for their organizations and their careers in the changing economy. The ideas he shares have profound implications for every business and industry.
A native of Vermillion, South Dakota, Geoff Colvin is an honors graduate of Harvard with a degree in economics and has an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
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Speech Descriptions
3 Keys to Winning in an AI Future
It’s tempting to hold on to familiar ways. It’s also hazardous to business. The best adopters of AI are right now finding ways to do things that have never been done before – not just improving the things they already do. Geoff Colvin unpacks three interconnected priorities vital to staying relevant in this new business landscape: 1) finding advantage in an environment of AI and automation; 2) transforming business models and strategies to create value in new ways using AI; and 3) understanding the future of work and the role of people in an AI-drenched workplace.
Read More >Humans Are (Still) Underrated
They used to be called “soft skills.” Now they’re called “durable skills” because the skills of human interaction are eternal. As the head-spinning advances of AI transform work, leaders and workers are wondering how people fit in – and whether they’ll fit in at all in five years. Geoff Colvin foresaw this moment since before his groundbreaking book Humans are Underrated was released in 2015. He’s long made the case, correctly, that innately human qualities – empathy, collaboration, creativity, communication, storytelling, and creating relationships – would be increasingly prized skills in this environment.
Read More >Today's Economy: Navigating What You Can't Control
The changing of the guard in Washington ushers in a dramatic mix of drivers both good and bad for business and Wall Street. Geopolitics, regulatory change, trade wars, interest rates, and immigration are top issues worrying business and investors. Drawing on four decades covering eight presidents for Fortune, Geoff Colvin helps business leaders navigate unprecedented economic uncertainty. His approach is analytical and non-partisan; empowering audiences with information they can use to confront reality and anticipate and strategize effectively.
Read More >Panel Moderator, Discussion Leader, Emcee/Host
Geoff Colvin’s unique gift is his ability to brilliantly moderate panels, lead onstage interviews, and host/emcee. He’s played these roles for more than three decades at Fortune conferences worldwide. Top companies and associations regularly utilize Geoff because he gets the most out of participants; he asks the right questions, listens intently to what’s being said on stage, and responds to that. He also connects ideas and insights across sessions, transforming a multi-part program into a satisfying, unified whole. He always keeps the discussion relevant and the energy high.
Read More >Speech Descriptions
3 Keys to Winning in an AI Future
It’s tempting to hold on to familiar ways. It’s also hazardous to business. The best adopters of AI are right now finding ways to do things that have never been done before – not just improving the things they already do. Geoff Colvin unpacks three interconnected priorities vital to staying relevant in this new business landscape: 1) finding advantage in an environment of AI and automation; 2) transforming business models and strategies to create value in new ways using AI; and 3) understanding the future of work and the role of people in an AI-drenched workplace.
Read More >Humans Are (Still) Underrated
They used to be called “soft skills.” Now they’re called “durable skills” because the skills of human interaction are eternal. As the head-spinning advances of AI transform work, leaders and workers are wondering how people fit in – and whether they’ll fit in at all in five years. Geoff Colvin foresaw this moment since before his groundbreaking book Humans are Underrated was released in 2015. He’s long made the case, correctly, that innately human qualities – empathy, collaboration, creativity, communication, storytelling, and creating relationships – would be increasingly prized skills in this environment.
Read More >Today's Economy: Navigating What You Can't Control
The changing of the guard in Washington ushers in a dramatic mix of drivers both good and bad for business and Wall Street. Geopolitics, regulatory change, trade wars, interest rates, and immigration are top issues worrying business and investors. Drawing on four decades covering eight presidents for Fortune, Geoff Colvin helps business leaders navigate unprecedented economic uncertainty. His approach is analytical and non-partisan; empowering audiences with information they can use to confront reality and anticipate and strategize effectively.
Read More >Panel Moderator, Discussion Leader, Emcee/Host
Geoff Colvin’s unique gift is his ability to brilliantly moderate panels, lead onstage interviews, and host/emcee. He’s played these roles for more than three decades at Fortune conferences worldwide. Top companies and associations regularly utilize Geoff because he gets the most out of participants; he asks the right questions, listens intently to what’s being said on stage, and responds to that. He also connects ideas and insights across sessions, transforming a multi-part program into a satisfying, unified whole. He always keeps the discussion relevant and the energy high.
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