DR. KAIHAN KRIPPENDORF

 

 

Dr. Kaihan Krippendorf is Senior Advisor and Chief Consultant to DAMSON Group on Growth Strategy and Outthinker Process, two world renowned models he founded. Kaihan is Thinkers50 listed top Strategy Thought Leader of the world, Strategy, Growth, and Transformation Expert, Keynote Speaker, Author, and Consultant.

Kaihan Krippendorff is committed to helping organizations and individuals thrive in today's era of fast-paced disruptive technological change. Kaihan is known for his ability to turn difficult concepts into easy-to-understand ideas that drive meaningful outcomes and actions. He is an internationally recognized thought-leader, battle-tested consultant, and sought-after keynote speaker (in-person and virtual) on the topics of strategy, growth, and transformation.

He began his career with McKinsey & Company before founding the growth strategy and innovation consulting firm Outthinker. His growth strategies and innovations have generated over $2.5B in revenue for many of the most recognizable global companies including BNY Mellon, Citibank, L Oreal, Microsoft, and Viacom. A best-selling author of five books, most recently the Edison Award nominated, Driving Innovation From Within: A Guide for Internal Entrepreneurs. His other books include Outthink the Competition, The Way of Innovation. The Art of the Advantage, and Hide a Dagger behind a Smile.

He is a member of the prestigious Thinkers50 radar group - A global selection of the top 30 management thinkers in the world to look out for. Thinkers50 also recognized Kaihan as one of the 8 most influential innovation thought leaders in the world considering him for a Distinguished Achievement Award in Innovation - given to the person in the world that has contributed the most to the global understanding of innovation in the past two years. Kaihan is currently ranked the Thinkers360 #1 Global Innovation Thought Leader and the Thinkers360 #1 Global Business Strategy Thought Leader.

Kaihan also founded The Outthinker Strategy Network, a community comprised of strategy executives from the top Global Fortune 500 and private companies that keeps him ahead of the pace of disruption and up to date on trends, threats, and opportunities across industries.

Amidst his dizzying schedule of keynote speeches, consulting projects, ongoing research and writing, Kaihan still finds time to teach at business schools throughout the US and internationally. Regularly featured in major business media outlets Kaihan is an advisory board member for a blockchain-powered transportation platform, an international food processing/exporting company, and a B-corporation focused on sustainable products and lifestyle.

He earned MBAs at Columbia Business School and London Business School, a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Wharton Business School, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and he holds a Doctorate of Science in Economics.

Kaihan brings a holistic, diverse, and global perspective to everything he does. His work has brought him to 58 countries all over the world. He speaks three languages and has lived or spent significant periods of time in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the Pacific.