Alex Goryachev

Alex Goryachev is a world-renowned AI and innovation expert, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and LinkedIn Top AI Voice.

A frequent contributor to Inc., Entrepreneur, and Fast Company, Alex is described by Forbes as “One of the World’s Top Innovation Experts” and “One of the Top AI Keynote Speakers to Watch” with an outsized influence on the futures of work and education.

Known for turning AI hesitation into clarity and action, Alex has delivered 300+ pragmatic keynotes and hands-on workshops for AWS, Google, AMD, Disney, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, leading universities, TEDx communities, and public-sector agencies.

Helping organizations unleash employee innovation, Alex brings real-world insights from global leadership at the world’s most innovative companies. As Cisco’s Managing Director of Innovation Strategy, Alex led innovation across 4 continents, scaling and launching employee-led Co-Innovation Centers in 14 countries, helping Cisco earn Forbes’ “ 1 Best Place to work for Innovators”.

Rising to Cisco’s Office of the CTO, he influenced a $1.1B innovation portfolio and launched enterprise-wide programs for more than 71,000 employees in 63 countries, partnering with governments on Smart Cities, and establishing RsD centers worldwide.

Later, Alex helped build Dell’s first Generative AI consulting practice and, at Amgen, Alex launched AI pilots across IT, operations, and regulatory affairs. Alex has led innovation initiatives at ISO, the World Economic Forum, and three Olympic games, serving as a trusted expert to governments in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Italy.

Alex is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, plus an Executive Director of the AI Literacy Alliance, a (501)(c)(3) focused on preparing workforces for the future. He also serves as an Innovator-in-Residence at Tulane University.

Today, Alex helps people and organizations navigate their unique AI opportunities, focusing on AI strategy and operating models, employee-led innovation systems, workforce upskilling and reskilling, and people-centric innovation.

Ultimately, Alex brings clarity and confidence at a time of turbulence and change through his extensive experience and real world expertise.

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