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Frans Johansson
Best-Selling Author & Face of Innovation Thought Leadership
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An author, entrepreneur, and acclaimed international keynote speaker, Frans Johansson has addressed audiences around the world. His debut book, The Medici Effect, available in 20 languages, was named one of the “Best Books on Innovation” by BusinessWeek and one of the top 10 best business books of the year by Amazon. His follow up book, The Click Moment, was named top 10 best business book of the year by Fast Company.
Frans has advised some of the world’s leading organizations, including The Walt Disney Company, Nike, IBM, Caterpillar, CNN, Novartis, and American Express as well as startups, investment firms, government agencies, and universities around the world.
Raised in Sweden by his African-American/Cherokee mother and Swedish father, Frans has lived all his life at the Intersection. He has founded a software company, an international healthcare firm, and a hedge fund. Frans holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the New York Hall of Science and is the Founder and CEO of The Medici Group, a strategy and innovation firm that specializes in transforming diversity and inclusion into strategic advantage for Fortune 500 companies as well as startups, governments, and NGOs.
