Business Strategy, Digital Transformation & Psychology of Change Expert; Founder of Deloitte Center for the Edge; Author of "The Journey Beyond Fear"

San Francisco, CA, USA
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John Hagel Biography

John Hagel III is a management consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience in business strategy, digital transformation, and organizational change. After retiring as a partner from Deloitte, McGraw Hill published his eighth book, "The Journey Beyond Fear," which addresses the psychology of change. Hagel developed a series of programs designed to help individuals and organizations navigate change at multiple levels. He is the founder of Beyond Our Edge, LLC, a company that collaborates with businesses and individuals seeking to anticipate future trends and achieve greater impact.

While at Deloitte, Hagel founded and served as co-chairman of the global Deloitte Center for the Edge, headquartered in Silicon Valley with branches in Amsterdam, Melbourne, and Singapore. The center focuses on identifying emerging business opportunities that are not yet on the CEO agenda. Prior to Deloitte, Hagel worked as an independent consultant and writer, and previously served as a principal at McKinsey & Company, where he led the Strategy Practice and founded the E-Commerce Practice. He has also held the role of senior vice president of strategy at Atari, Inc., and founded two Silicon Valley startups.

Hagel is a faculty member at Singularity University, where he delivers talks on digital technology, business innovation, and the transition from linear to exponential business models. He serves on the Board of Trustees at the Santa Fe Institute, an organization conducting research on complex adaptive systems. Hagel has led business transformation initiatives with the World Economic Forum, including serving as a member of its Global Future Council on Platforms and Systems, and has spoken at the Davos Annual Meeting.

Hagel is the author of several business books, including "The Power of Pull," "Net Gain," "Net Worth," "Out of the Box," and "The Only Sustainable Edge." He coined the term 'infomediary' in his book "Net Worth: Shaping Markets When Customers Make the Rules." His work has been published and cited in major business publications such as The Economist, Fortune, Forbes, Business Week, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal, as well as general media including New York Times, NBC, and BBC. Hagel has received two awards from Harvard Business Review for best articles and has delivered keynote addresses at forums including TED, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the Microsoft CEO Summit, and Singularity University Global Summit.

Hagel holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University, a B.Phil. from Oxford University, and a JD and MBA from Harvard University.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/01/2026.

John Hagel Speaking Topics

  • The Big Shift

    John Hagel shares the perspectives that we have developed on the long-term forces that are fundamentally re-shaping our global economy and the implications in terms of how all institutions will need to adapt to this every different environment.

  • Overcoming the Psychology of Mounting Performance Pressure

    The forces that are re-shaping our global economy are creating mounting performance pressure for all of us – no one is immune. In times of mounting pressure, we as human beings have natural psychological reactions that are understandable yet can become very dysfunctional. By understanding the psychology of pressure, we can more effectively devise approaches that can help to turn mounting pressure into expanding opportunity.

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John Hagel Videos

Silicon Valley's Business Forecasting Strategy with John Hagel

Silicon Valley's Business Forecasting Strategy with John Hagel

SU Global Summit 2019 | Platforms & Ecosystems | John Hagel

SU Global Summit 2019 | Platforms & Ecosystems | John Hagel

John Hagel | Future of Work | SingularityU Spain Summit 2019

John Hagel | Future of Work | SingularityU Spain Summit 2019

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John Hagel is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Big Shift, Overcoming the Psychology of Mounting Performance Pressure, Back to Strategy – Has Anything Changed?, Pursuing the Right Innovation Agenda, Transforming Our Approach to Transformation and Future of Work. The estimated speaking fee range to book John Hagel for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. John Hagel generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shashi Tharoor, Jimmy Wales, John Seely Brown, Kai-Fu Lee and Andrew McAfee. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling John Hagel for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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