Kumar Mehta

Kumar Mehta is the author of the number one Amazon bestseller, The Innovation Biome, and has been at the forefront of research, innovation and data analytics for 30 years. He researches, writes and speaks about personal excellence and innovation, and his professional experience includes nine years as the CEO of a large data analytics company and a 14-year stint at Microsoft. Dr Mehta also serves as a senior research fellow at the Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California. He is passionate about education and serves as treasurer for the Committee for Children (CFC), a global non-profit dedicated to fostering the safety and well-being of children through social-emotional learning and development. He holds a PhD in pharmaceutical socioeconomics from The University of Iowa and lives in Seattle.