
Jacob Morgan is a four-time best-selling author, keynote speaker and futurist who explores leadership, the future of work, and employee experience.
After graduating with honors in business management economics and psychology from the University of California Santa Cruz, Jacob was excited to join the corporate world. At his first job, he was told that he’d be traveling the country, meeting with executives and entrepreneurs, and doing all sorts of exciting work.
A few months in, he was stuck doing data entry, cold calling, and PowerPoint presentations. One day the CEO came out of his nice corner office, handed Jacob a $10 bill and said “I’m late for a meeting, go grab me a cup of coffee, and get something for yourself as well.” That was the last corporate job he ever had.
Today, Jacob Morgan is a trained futurist and one of the world’s leading authorities on the leadership, the future of work, and employee experience. He is the best-selling author of four books: The Future Leader (2020), The Employee Experience Advantage (2017), The Future of Work (2014), and The Collaborative Organization (2012). He speaks at over 50 conferences a year including TED Academy which is one of the largest TED events in the world. He is the founder of The Future of Work University at FutureOfWorkUniversity.com, an online education and training platform which offers courses around a variety of topics including leadership, employee experience, customer experience, and entrepreneurship. Jacob hosts two popular podcasts: The Future of Work With Jacob Morgan and the Be Your Own Boss Podcast about entrepreneurship, which he produces with his wife Blake.
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 has also contributed to and been cited in publications such as Cosmopolitan, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, CNN, Glamour, the MIT Sloan Management Review, USA Today, and The Harvard Business Review.
"Barbara is a very enthusiastic and a motivational speaker who empowers Women and makes them aware of their possiblities to be confident in their personal leadership style. It’s really a joy to participate in her workshop!"
“Jacob delivered an inspiring and educational presentation on the future of work and collaboration to our management team. He took a complex topic and distilled it down to something that was easy to understand and grasp. This was crucial since English was not the primary language of our audience. I highly recommend Jacob!’
“One of the world’s top minds on the future of work and employee experience.”
"Jacob delivered a powerful, compelling, and insightful keynote on the future of work with a global perspective.”
“Jacob has spoken at several of our most important firm events and has been a favorite among colleagues and clients. His insights on the future of work have helped to shape some of our strategic conversations, and we always enjoy working with him.”
“Jacob Morgan delivered to our members a very relevant and engaging Masterclass for the challenging times we are all working in at the moment. His session was the highest attended Masterclass we have hosted to date. His evidence based research provided a thought provoking session on the four mindsets and five skills that will prepare leaders for the challenges of today and the future and ultimately challenged participants to reflect on how to manage people and how to get the most out of their teams.”
“Get him in, point him at the opportunity and benefit from the collaboration, I highly recommend Jacob!”
“I have no hesitation in saying, Jacob was a great choice!”
“Jacob delivered a powerful keynote to a group of CHROS that forced them to challenge the status quo and think critically about how they design their own organizations for the future of work. His talk was refreshing, unique, fun, and very informative. I definitely recommend Jacob as a keynote speaker!”
Jacob is clearly a passionate speaker and he delivered an engaging and informative keynote session at the Harvard Business Review Summit. He did a great job of conveying his ideas while inspiring attendees to think differently about the future of work. His session received great feedback and I highly recommend him as a speaker!”