About
David Burkus
Organizational Psychologist
Keynote Speaker on High-Performing Teams
Columbia Faculty
One of the world’s leading business thinkers
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Bestsellers
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One of the world’s leading business thinkers
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Keynote Speeches
Dr. David Burkus is an organizational psychologist and keynote speaker who helps managers and senior leaders build high-performing teams.
He serves on the faculty at Columbia University, teaching graduate leadership courses. He's a Thinkers50 Ranked Thought Leader also named to the RealLeaders Top 50 Keynote Speakers list. David is the bestselling author of five books, including Best Team Ever. His books have won multiple awards and been translated into dozen of languages, and his insights have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS Mornings.
David works with leaders from organizations across all industries, including PepsiCo, Fidelity, Adobe, and NASA. David’s keynotes aren’t just entertaining and enlightening, they’re evidence based and immensely practical—offering leaders at all levels a set of actionable takeaways they can implement immediately.
David Burkus translates intricate research into actionable strategies, turning decades of organizational psychology into a framework and set of practices leaders can use the very next day.
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