David McIntosh

David is an experienced consultant, educator, author and speaker, serving as a consultant to executives and organizations. As an organization coach, he helps business leaders and their teams get past the roadblocks that stop them from making the decisions and commitments their strategies demand. As a facilitator, he designs and leads strategic planning sessions for businesses and non-profits. As a teacher, he creates customized management development programs for CEOs and their leadership teams. He is the co-author of The Art of Business (Barrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005), which was published in five languages. He has extensive experience as a speaker, addressing audiences in Europe, Asia, and North America about technology trends, innovation, and the synthesis of work and art.

His work has included:

Creating and teaching numerous executive development programs over 12 years for a $25 billion global technology company. The flagship annual strategy program was delivered globally each year from 2010 through 2016, both in the classroom and online as a MOOC.
Leading board of directors retreats for major arts institutions, including the Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Sarasota Opera, Austin Opera, and Music-Theatre Group, reassessing the organizations’ missions, strategies, and priorities
Designing and leading two-day “exploration events” for the staff of the US Navy’s think tank, the Strategic Studies Group, each year from 2005 through 2012
Creating and teaching courses at Harvard University: “Strategic Business Insight” (online, Fall 2016 and 2017), a graduate-level course in business strategy, and “The Economics of Decision Making” (Fall 2009), a mixed graduate/undergraduate course in behavioral economics.

Earlier in his career, David was part of the leadership team at the Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Center for Business Innovation. He created and led the CBI Network, a community of innovators and thought leaders in fifteen countries around the world. He designed and facilitated the CBI's “raves,” one-day events bringing together experts from diverse fields to explore emerging topics like the user experience and artificial intelligence.

David earned his MBA and his AB (magna cum laude) from Harvard University. His writings have appeared in Leader to Leader, Perspectives on Business Innovation, Opera America, and Urban Land.