BIO

Dr. David S. Ricketts is an award-winning innovator, and global thought leader in the theory and practice of innovation, helping to boost creative thinking and bring cutting edge ideas to reality in top companies such as Mastercard, Disney, and General Motors. Dr. Ricketts’ breakthrough work has been featured in worldwide news outlets such as Popular Science, Smithsonian, NBC, CBS, and Fox News. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he is an Innovation Fellow. He has held appointments at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, MIT, and NCSU. Prior to moving to academia, Dr. Ricketts was a leader of R&D for several high-tech companies in consumer electronics and semiconductors. Dr. Ricketts shares lessons and insights from his 20 years of corporate and academic experience in his keynotes, consulting, and executive masterclasses.