Kian Gohar

Kian is Founder & CEO of Geolab, a research lab focused on helping organizations build the next frontier of Human-AI collaboration through training and strategy.

He is a former executive director of both the XPRIZE Foundation and Singularity University, where he raised over $40m in corporate philanthropy in support of these organizations’ impact goals, and started the preeminent corporate innovation membership community in Silicon Valley.

Kian is a master facilitator and has coached the leadership teams of dozens of Fortune 500 companies on innovation, leadership, AI and the Future of Work. He has designed and facilitated hundreds of thought leadership events worldwide, including corporate conferences, board offsite retreats, and staff L&D trainings. He has emceed and presented at marquee events like the Tokyo Motor Show and the World Economic Forum; and keynoted at leading business forums like the YPO Global Leadership Conference, QG100, and EO and YPO chapters globally.

His latest research on Human-AI collaboration has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal.

In 2022, he co-authored “Competing in the New World of Work” with bestselling co-author Keith Ferrazzi. The globally bestselling book – published by Harvard Business Review Press and translated into 7 languages – explores the most important leadership behaviors and team skills necessary to succeed in the post-pandemic era.

His 25-year innovation career spans venture capital, academia and startups around the world. He’s a graduate of the Harvard Business School, London School of Economics, and Northwestern. He was a Luce Scholar in Shanghai, serves on the board of the Transformational Leadership Council, is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, lives in Los Angeles and speaks five languages.

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