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Keynote SpeakerJacob Morgan

Professionally Trained Futurist, Best-Selling Author of 6 Books, and Keynote Speaker

Jacob is a professionally trained futurist, keynote speaker, and the international best-selling author of 6 books which focus on leadership, the future of work, and employee experience. His passion and mission is to create future-ready leaders, employees, and organizations.  Jacob is also the founder of Future of Work Leaders, a... Read more

Biography

Jacob is a professionally trained futurist, keynote speaker, and the international best-selling author of 6 books which focus on leadership, the future of work, and employee experience. His passion and mission is to create future-ready leaders, employees, and organizations.  Jacob is also the founder of Future of Work Leaders, a global CHRO community of the world’s top people leaders.

In addition, he hosts the popular Future-Ready Leadership Podcast which is one of the most popular management and leadership podcasts. His work has been endorsed by the CEOs of: Unilever, Cisco, Mastercard, Nestle, Best Buy, SAP, KPMG, T-Mobile, Audi, Kaiser Permanente, and many others.

Jacob lives in Los Angeles, California with his amazing wife Blake, their two kids, and their two Yorkie rescue dogs. He’s an avid chess and pickleball player and health and fitness enthusiast.

"His talk was inspirational, insightful, and invigorating but most importantly of all, it was actionable!" CEO, FEMSA
"A compelling look into the future of leadership--the challenges leaders will face and the mindsets and skills that will be needed to overcome them." Founder and CEO, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
"A tour de force!" CEO, Best Buy
"The insights have the potential to strike a nerve no matter your title or tenure." CEO, Mastercard
"I encourage leaders and up-and-coming leaders to see what Jacob has collected as an insightful glimpse into the power of leading with vulnerability including practical examples and anecdotes." President and CEO, Hyatt
"A very compelling and insightful presentation our leaders found inspiring." President, Raytheon
"Jacob did a great job of of helping our C-level leaders understand the trends that are shaping the future of work. His session was engaging and informative!" SVP, HP

Popular Talks by Jacob Morgan

  • Future-Ready Leadership: The Skills and Mindsets to Lead In The New World of Work

    How do you lead when everything is changing—from AI to employee expectations—and the old playbook no longer applies? Discover the four mindsets and five skills today’s leaders need to thrive in a world being reshaped in real time.

    So what does it take to lead in this new world of...

  • The Human Edge: Why Leading With Vulnerability Wins in the Age of AI

    Vulnerability isn’t weakness—it’s a leadership superpower. This keynote reveals how combining vulnerability with competence builds trust, deepens connection, and drives real results.

    In this powerful keynote, Jacob shares breakthrough insights from interviews with 100+ CEOs and data from 14,000 employees that reveal what it really means to lead with vulnerability—and...

  • 8 Laws Of Employee Experience: How To Build a Future-Ready Organization That Attracts Top Talent

    The future of your organization hinges on one thing: the experience you create for your people.

    In this transformative keynote, Jacob unveils the 8 Laws of Employee Experience—a bold, futurist-driven framework for designing organizations that attract top talent, unlock potential, and accelerate business success. Drawing on research from over 100...

  • The Future of Work: How AI Is Reshaping The Workplace And The Powerful New Role Humans Play

    AI is reshaping work—fast. This keynote shows how leaders can harness AI while doubling down on human strengths to build future-ready organizations.

    In this provocative keynote, Jacob takes audiences on a journey into the evolving world of work, where algorithms make decisions, machines learn, and automation accelerates everything. But while...