Daniel Burrus

Daniel Burrus is considered one of the World’s leading futurists on global trends, AI, and disruptive innovation. Over the past 30 years, he has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting the future of technology-driven change, and its direct impact on the business world.

His thought leadership has earned him multiple Top 10 AI thought leadership awards, and he was recently named High Point Universities AI Expert in Residence.
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He is the CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in technology-driven trends to help clients profit from technological, social and business forces that are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities.

He is a founding member of the Department of Defense Joint Services Futures Group, and he’s a strategic advisor to executives from Fortune 500 companies, military leaders, and universities on AI and technology-driven innovation. Burrus helps his clients to develop game-changing strategies based on his proven methodologies for capitalizing on technology innovations and their future impact.

He is the creator of the Anticipatory Organization Business Model and the Hard Trend Planning and Innovation Methodology – used by leading organizations worldwide.

His client list includes Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Microsoft, VISA, Deloitte, Google, KPMG and FedEx to name a few.

He is the author of seven books, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal bestseller Flash Foresight and The Anticipatory Organization.

Burrus is also a featured writer with millions of weekly readers on the topics of innovation, AI, and the future.

He is a highly innovative entrepreneur who has founded and managed six businesses, four of which were national leaders in their first year.