Daniel Burrus is considered one of the world’s leading futurists on global trends, disruptive innovation, and AI-driven business transformation. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker.
He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Flash Foresight and his latest bestseller, The Anticipatory Organization.
Burrus has delivered over 3,000 keynote speeches worldwide and is a trusted AI strategy speaker and strategic advisor to executives from Fortune 500 companies. He helps leaders develop game-changing strategies based on his proven methodologies for capitalizing on technology innovations—including artificial intelligence—and their future impact. His client list includes Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Microsoft, VISA, Deloitte, Google, Procter & Gamble, KPMG, Honda, FedEx, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
An innovative entrepreneur, Burrus has founded six businesses, four of which became U.S. national leaders in their first year. He is the CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in technology-driven trends to help clients profit from technological, social, and business forces that are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities.
He is the creator of the Anticipatory Organization® Business Model, the Hard Trend Planning and Innovation Methodology, and the award-winning Anticipatory Organization Learning System, widely used by leading organizations worldwide. He is also a founding member of the Department of Defense Joint Services Futures Group.
Burrus’ accurate predictions date back to the early 1980s, when he became the first and only futurist to accurately identify the 20 exponential technologies—including AI, digital electronics, distributed computing, genetic engineering, fiber optics, and nanotechnologies—that would drive economic growth for decades. Since then, he has continued to establish a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of predicting the future of technology-driven change and its direct impact on the business world.
As a featured writer and thought leader, Burrus reaches millions of monthly readers with his insights on disruptive innovation, exponential change, AI competitive advantages, and the future. His work is featured across leading platforms, including LinkedIn—where he has built a following of over 1.2 million professionals.
He has been the featured subject of several PBS television specials and has appeared on programs such as CNN, Fox Business, and Bloomberg. His expertise has also been featured in the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune, and Forbes.