David Burkus Biography

Dr. David Burkus holds the position of organizational psychologist and bestselling author and globally recognized keynote speaker who focuses on leadership and teamwork and innovation. Thinkers50 has continuously selected him as one of their top business thinkers since 2017. His expert opinions appear in prominent media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, Fast Company, The Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, CNN, BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning.

Burkus earned his Master of Arts in Organizational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma before obtaining his PhD in Strategic Leadership from Regent University. Before becoming an Associate Professor of Leadership & Innovation at Oral Roberts University he taught at a business school and received the "Top 40 Under 40 Professors Who Inspire" recognition in America. He has written five award-winning books which include Best Team Ever, Leading from Anywhere, The Myths of Creativity, Pick a Fight and Friend of a Friend.

During his stage appearances Burkus presents research-based practical keynotes which derive from organizational psychology principles. His presentation style includes personalized and motivational talks that include “Best Team Ever,” “Click,” “The Trust Loop,” “Innovation Is a Team Sport” and “Leading from Anywhere.” He has worked with major organizations including PepsiCo, Fidelity, Adobe, NASA, Microsoft, Google, Ernst & Young, Stryker and military institutions such as the U.S. Naval Academy.

Burkus has presented at TEDx twice and his talks have reached more than 2 million viewers through his videos "Why You Should Know How Much Your Coworkers Get Paid," "How to Hack Networking" and "A Simple Way to Inspire Your Team".

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