Jay Samit
Jay Samit is a Serial Disruptor, Innovator, NY Times Best Selling Author, and Business Strategist who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation. Described by Wired magazine as “having the coolest job in the industry,” he has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, sold companies to Fortune 500 firms, transforms entire industries, revamps government institutions, and for three decades continues to be at the forefront of global trends. Everyone from the Pope to the President calls on Samit to orchestrate positive change in this era of endless innovation.
He is a change agent, who combines his bold vision and humor, to motivate audiences to become disruptors within their organizations. His high energy presentation - It's Time to Disrupt You! shows innovators how to create and embrace change in any field. He is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and host of its documentary series WSJ Startup of the Year.