John Hagel III

John Hagel III is a management consultant, author, entrepreneur, and speaker whose career spans more than four decades at the intersection of business strategy, digital transformation, and organizational change. Hagel earned a graduate degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford, followed by an MBA and a JD from Harvard, establishing a global and multifaceted academic foundation.

Hagel founded two technology startups, held a senior executive role at Atari in the video game industry, and spent 16 years as a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he contributed to opening the firm's first Silicon Valley office and co-founded the Electronic Commerce practice. As a former partner at Deloitte, he founded and chaired the Deloitte Center for the Edge, a Silicon Valley-based think tank focused on identifying emerging business opportunities for executive leadership.

Hagel is the author of seven books, including "The Power of Pull," "Net Gain," "Net Worth," "Out of the Box," and "The Only Sustainable Edge." He introduced the term infomediary in "Net Worth: Shaping Markets When Customers Make the Rules." His book "The Journey Beyond Fear," published by McGraw Hill, explores the psychology of change and offers guidance for navigating organizational and personal transformation. Hagel has received two awards from Harvard Business Review for best articles and has been recognized by organizations such as the World Economic Forum and BusinessWeek.

As a faculty member at Singularity University and a Board of Trustees member at the Santa Fe Institute, Hagel is a prominent voice on digital disruption, complex adaptive systems, and business transformation. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council for Platforms and Systems. Hagel's work is widely published and cited in major business publications including The Economist, Fortune, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal, as well as general media such as the New York Times, NBC, and BBC. Through his advisory work, Hagel shares insights on technology, strategy, and organizational change, offering guidance to business leaders navigating digital transformation and innovation.