Jonathan Brill is an American business futurist, AI inventor, keynote speaker, and bestselling author, known for his work on strategic foresight, disruption preparedness, and innovation leadership. He is the author of AI and the Octopus Organization: Building the Superintelligent Firm and Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change and advises Fortune 50 companies and U.S. government agencies.
Brill is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Center for Radical Change, where he advises global business and government leaders on how to identify, manage, and transform change into innovation and opportunity. He is a board member at one of the world's largest private intelligence agencies, a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Business Review's China New Growth Institute, and Amazon's Futurist in Residence.
Brill is an active business futurist and AI keynote speaker. Forbes ranked him among the top futurists in their "5 Futurists To Watch In Uncertain Times",[1] and Harvard Business Review described him as "The world's leading transformation architect." His talks draw upon his experience as an AI inventor, technology, and intelligence executive, including:
Has consulted on the development of over 350 products for major technology and consumer brands, as well as the United States government. Projects have ranged from AI and metaverse technologies to theme park rides and design of the US Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 to Taco Bell's Gordita.
Publications
Brill is the author of two books. AI and the Octopus Organization: Building the Superintelligent Firm (MenloPark, 2025),[2] is a call to action for leaders to fundamentally rethink how organizations operate in the AI age.
Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change (McGraw-Hill, 2021),[3] a business strategy book on navigating systemic disruption. The book draws on his years of experience as an executive, advisor, and inventor to deliver a practical action plan for managing change. It received positive reviews from The Economist and business author Adam Grant, who described it as "An actionable framework for driving change instead of being blindsided by it."
Forbes: "Building Your Rogue Radar: How to Spot Unexpected Peril and Opportunity"[7]
Harvard Business Review: "Identify — and Mitigate — Risks to Your Career",[8] co-authored with Dorie Clark
Speaking and media coverage
Brill has delivered keynote addresses to over 27,000 executives in 29 countries, including events such as TEDx, SXSW, the Global Peter Drucker Forum, and the Aspen Institute.
CNN Prime Chile – Singularity Summit Additional Coverage[28]
Corporate Board Member Magazine – Rethinking Risk After The Pandemic[29]
Education
Brill holds a degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute, served as a research consultant to the MIT Media Lab, and completed executive education at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[30]
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