Geoff Colvin

Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune; Bestselling Author – Humans are Underrated, Talent is Overrated, and The Upside of the Downturn

Geoff Colvin

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!”
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“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!”
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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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3 Keys to Winning in an AI Economy

Humans Are (Still) Underrated

Today’s Economy: Navigating What You Can’t Control

Panel Moderator, Discussion Leader, Emcee/Host

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Speech Descriptions

3 Keys to Winning in an AI Economy

In an uncertain and fast-changing world, it’s tempting to hold on to the familiar. It’s also hazardous to the business. In this presentation, Geoff Colvin inspires audiences to stop protecting the past and invent the future by focusing on three interconnected priorities: how to find advantage in an environment of AI and automation; how business models and strategies must change to create value in new ways; and the future of workers and the role of people.

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Humans Are (Still) Underrated

Head-spinning technological change is transforming work, leaving leaders and workers wondering how people fit in. Geoff Colvin has been foreseeing the future on this topic since before his groundbreaking book Humans are Underrated was released in 2015. He’s made the case, correctly, that 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

Economic, regulatory, and political risk have an outsized impact on every business and industry. Geoff Colvin brings his experience at Fortune to show the interconnectedness of these factors, empowering audiences with information they can use to anticipate and strategize effectively. Geoff’s approach is strictly non-partisan, and it’s not just a barrage of statistics. He presents the current economy as a story and urges leaders to confront reality as it is –  not as they wish it would be.

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 Economy

In an uncertain and fast-changing world, it’s tempting to hold on to the familiar. It’s also hazardous to the business. In this presentation, Geoff Colvin inspires audiences to stop protecting the past and invent the future by focusing on three interconnected priorities: how to find advantage in an environment of AI and automation; how business models and strategies must change to create value in new ways; and the future of workers and the role of people.

Read More >

Humans Are (Still) Underrated

Head-spinning technological change is transforming work, leaving leaders and workers wondering how people fit in. Geoff Colvin has been foreseeing the future on this topic since before his groundbreaking book Humans are Underrated was released in 2015. He’s made the case, correctly, that 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

Economic, regulatory, and political risk have an outsized impact on every business and industry. Geoff Colvin brings his experience at Fortune to show the interconnectedness of these factors, empowering audiences with information they can use to anticipate and strategize effectively. Geoff’s approach is strictly non-partisan, and it’s not just a barrage of statistics. He presents the current economy as a story and urges leaders to confront reality as it is –  not as they wish it would be.

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 >

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