Workforce Intelligence, Talent Futurist and Thought Leader; Founder & CEO at Inspiration at Work; Wall Street Journal Columnist; Bestselling Author of "Humanity Works"
Alexandra R. Levit Biography
Alexandra Levit is the founder and CEO of Inspiration at Work, a woman-owned futurist consulting business with the goal of preparing organizations and their employees to be competitive and marketable in the future business world. A recent nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal , Levit has authored several books, including the bestsellers "They Don’t Teach Corporate in College," "Humanity Works: Merging People and Technologies for the Workforce of the Future," and "Deep Talent: How to Transform Your Organization and Empower Your Employees Through AI."
Levit received a certificate in strategic foresight from the University of Houston. She consults, writes, and conducts proprietary research on leadership, management, human resources, technology adoption, entrepreneurship, innovation, learning and skills gaps, gender and generational differences, DEI issues, and other career and workplace trends on behalf of numerous companies including Adecco, American Express, Dayforce, Deloitte, Manpower, and Upwork. She has also spoken about these topics at hundreds of organizations on five continents including Abbott, ADP, Bank of America, Cardinal Health, Campbell Soup, Exelon, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Human Capital Institute, HR Executive, McDonalds, Microsoft, PepsiCo, the Society of Human Resource Management, and Whirlpool.
Levit has worked extensively with the U.S. government, serving as a member of Business Roundtable’s Springboard Project, which advised the U.S. Department of Labor on current employment issues. She collaborated with the U.S. Department of Defense to reboot its Transition Assistance Program for military veterans, and most recently, received a federal small business grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health. In partnership with the NU Feinberg School of Medicine, Levit has developed a clinically significant intervention to alleviate the unemployment effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
In addition to past assignments writing for the New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Time, U.S. News and World Report, and The Atlantic, Levit is also a frequent media spokesperson and is regularly featured in outlets such as National Public Radio and CNN. She was named an American Management Association Top Leader for two years in a row and has also been Money Magazine’s Online Career Expert of the Year.
A member of the Northwestern University Council of 100, Levit received the prestigious Emerging Leader Award from her alma mater. The award honors a Northwestern graduate who has made a significant impact in her field and in society. She was also named to the Thinkers50's Radar. This global organization identifies the individuals developing the most compelling business and management ideas of our age. She resides in Chicago, IL.
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Alexandra R. Levit Speaking Topics
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The Futurist Advantage: How Accurate Workforce Forecasts Shape Strategic Leadership
Alexandra R. Levit's 20-year track record of accurate forecasts—from the rise of distributed work and freelance talent platforms to the millennial leadership crisis and post-pandemic mental health challenges—demonstrates the power of strategic foresight in organizational planning. This keynote reveals the methodologies behind her successful forecasting, including her early predictions about the decline of computer science careers and the evolution of work arrangements. Listeners learn how to develop their own predictive capabilities and apply trend analysis to stay ahead of workforce disruptions.
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How Not to Lose Your Job to AI: The 5 Pillars of Career Durability
Based on her proprietary model developed with DeVry University, Alexandra R. Levit reveals how professionals can build career durability to remain gainfully employed regardless of technological disruptions. This keynote explores the five essential pillars: hard skills, soft skills, institutional knowledge, growth mindset, and applied technology skills. Listeners discover uniquely human capabilities that complement rather than compete with AI, learning practical strategies to develop judgment, creativity, and interpersonal sensitivity that make them indispensable in an automated world while building long-term career resilience.
Alexandra R. Levit Videos
RESISTING The Office? Best Reasons To Go Back! | Workplace Authority
8x Author, WSJ Columnist, and CEO, Alexandra shares powerful wisdom on the evolution of the in-office experience and employers' efforts to meet the...
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Alexandra R. Levit is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Futurist Advantage: How Accurate Workforce Forecasts Shape Strategic Leadership, How Not to Lose Your Job to AI: The 5 Pillars of Career Durability, Make School Work: How Work-Based Learning Can Bridge Skills Gaps and Transform Student Futures, Deep Talent: Building an AI-Powered Human Capital Strategy, Numbers Don’t Lie: Using Global Employment Intelligence to Future Proof Your Workforce and Humanity Works: Leading the Human-AI Collaboration Revolution to 2040. The estimated speaking fee range to book Alexandra R. Levit for your event is available upon request. Alexandra R. Levit generally travels from Chicago, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Libby Gill, Cheryl Cran, Alex Salkever, Heather E. McGowan and Jeanne Meister. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Alexandra R. Levit for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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