David Burkus is one of the world’s leading business thinkers, whose forward-looking ideas and bestselling books are reshaping how organizations approach leadership, teamwork, and collaboration.
An organisational psychologist and professor at Columbia University, Burkus is the bestselling author of five acclaimed books on leadership, organisational culture, and high-performing teams. His work has received multiple awards, been translated into dozens of languages, and influenced leaders around the globe. In his 2018 book, Friend of a Friend, Burkus draws on research into the science of human behaviour to propose new perspectives on how to grow networks and build key connections. He is also the author of The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Ideas, which challenges the misconceptions that creativity is reserved for a select few.
Burkus has delivered keynote speeches and workshops for organisations such as Microsoft, Google, and Stryker, PepsiCo, Fidelity, Adobe, and NASA, and governmental and military leaders at the US Naval Academy and Naval Postgraduate School. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning.
Burkus earned his undergraduate degree from Oral Roberts University (ORU) and went on to complete his MBA at the University of Oklahoma. His academic background and curiosity about organisational dynamics eventually led him to a PhD in Strategic Management and Organisational Behaviour from the University of Oklahoma.
