Daniel Burrus

Daniel Burrus is a trusted, globally recognized futurist and AI strategy expert known for his accurate technology forecasts and practical, actionable approach to helping organizations anticipate disruption.

Over the past 30 years, he has established a worldwide reputation for predicting technology-driven change and its impact on business. The New York Times has recognized him as one of the top three business gurus in highest demand as a speaker.

Burrus has delivered more than 3,500 keynote presentations worldwide and serves as a strategic advisor to Fortune 500 executives and universities. Using his proven methodologies, he helps leaders identify emerging opportunities, reduce risk, accelerate innovation, and develop future-ready strategies that drive profitable growth. His clients have included Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Microsoft, Visa, Deloitte, Google, KPMG, Procter & Gamble, Honda, FedEx, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Flash Foresight and the Amazon No. 1 bestseller The Anticipatory Organization.

Burrus is the creator of the Hard Trend Methodology and the Anticipatory Organization® Business Model, which are used by leading organizations worldwide. These frameworks help leaders distinguish between what will happen and what might happen so they can anticipate change, solve predictable problems before they occur, and turn disruption into opportunity.

His accurate forecasts date back to the early 1980s, when he identified 20 exponential technologies that would become major drivers of business and economic growth for decades to come. These included artificial intelligence, digital electronics, distributed computing, genetic engineering, lasers, optical storage, photovoltaics, fiber optics, and nanotechnology.

Burrus is also a highly successful entrepreneur who has founded and managed six businesses, four of which became national leaders in their first year. As CEO of Burrus Research, he leads research into global technology trends and the converging technological, social, and economic forces creating new opportunities for organizations.

His insights have been featured by CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, Bloomberg, PBS, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune, and Forbes. On LinkedIn, he has built a following of more than 1.2 million professionals.