Paul Sloane

Paul Sloane was born in Johnstone, Scotland and was brought up in Blackpool in the north of England. He read Engineering at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He joined IBM where he worked in manufacturing, sales and marketing. He held senior positions in software companies. He is the leading author of books of lateral thinking puzzles, many co-written with Des MacHale. He also writes on innovation, creative thinking and leadership. He gives talks and workshops on lateral thinking and innovation. He has done stand-up comedy. He appeared on the TV quiz show Eggheads. For 10 years he was the keyboards player in the group, the Fat Cats. He has given Tedx talks in English and French which you can see on Youtube. He plays golf, pickleball, tennis and chess. He is married with three grown-up daughters and lives in Sunningdale, Berkshire, England.