Mike Bechtel

Chief Futurist for Deloitte Consulting; Adjunct Professor, University of Notre Dame

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Mike Bechtel Biography

As Chief Futurist for Deloitte Consulting LLP, Mike Bechtel and his team work to make sense of what’s new and next in tech. Their goal: Helping today’s leaders arrive at their preferred tomorrows slightly ahead of schedule.

He also serves as an adjunct professor teaching corporate innovation at the University of Notre Dame.

In 2013, Bechtel co-founded and served as Managing Director of Ringleader Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups that had (intentionally or not) built simple solutions to complex corporate challenges.

Prior to Ringleader, Bechtel served as Chief Technology Officer at Start Early (then the Ounce of Prevention Fund), a not-for-profit committed to the idea that all children - particularly those born into poverty - have quality early childhood experiences in the crucial first five years of life.

Bechtel began his career with Accenture Labs, where his team helped Fortune 500 clients put emerging technologies to profitable use. Twelve years (and 12 U.S. patents) later, he was named the firm’s first Global Innovation Director, where he was charged with creating a strategy, process, and culture to foster company-wide intrapreneurship.

Bechtel gives frequent keynote speeches to international business, government, and academic audiences, and his work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, the World Economic Forum, Wired, NPR, Reuters, Business Insider, and Inc. Magazine. Bechtel has also served as a director and advisor on a number of corporate, university, and not-for-profit boards.

Bechtel graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in anthropology & political science, and a minor in philosophy and economics.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 03/31/2025.

Mike Bechtel Speaking Topics

  • A Brief History of the Future

    For anyone overwhelmed by emerging tech

    How to make sense of newfangled technologies by thinking like an historian.

  • The Art of Storytelling

    For anyone aiming to inform and inspire

    How to explain complicated concepts to leaders, stakeholders, and customers like a pro.

  • Innovation for Realists

    For innovators craving improved outcomes

    How to drive measurable change in organizations full of skeptical experts.

  • Breadth is the New Depth

    For folks wondering about the future of work

    Why the AI future favors learn-it-alls over know-it-alls

  • Human After All

    For anyone feeling a bit of existential dread

    Why, in an age of thinking machines, thoughtful humans will matter more than ever.

  • Science. Fiction. Incorporated.

    For anyone in need of creative validation

    Why fiction is a vehicle for business value, and science fiction is a Trojan horse for today.

Mike Bechtel Videos

  • Mike Bechtel | SXSW 2025
    Breadth is the New Depth: Why the Future Favors Learn-It-Alls Over Know-It-Alls
  • Mike Bechtel | SXSW 2024
    Dichotomies: Visions of Technology’s Role in Divergent Futures
  • Mike Bechtel - Deloitte and WEF
    Technology Futures: Projecting the Possible, Navigating What’s Next

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Mike Bechtel is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as A Brief History of the Future, The Art of Storytelling, Innovation for Realists, Breadth is the New Depth, Human After All and Science. Fiction. Incorporated.. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mike Bechtel for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Mike Bechtel 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 Nicole Yeary, Charlie Fink, Greg Brockman, Scott Galloway and R "Ray" Wang. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mike Bechtel for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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