
Jeff DeGraff
Creativity, Innovation, Management
Travels from Michigan, USA
Jeff DeGraff's speaking fee falls
within range:
$25,000 to $30,000

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Jeff DeGraff Profile
Jeff DeGraff has over twenty-five years’ experience as a leader at the highest levels of corporate America. His views on innovation have been sought by the most highly regarded think tanks while his client roster includes Eaton, GM, SPX, 3M, Apple, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, GE, Johnson & Johnson, LG, Pfizer, and Toyota.
Jeff is the Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Investors and Fortune 500 companies frequently turn to him for his insights into developing cultures, capabilities, and connections that will lead the way in innovation. His expertise has been showcased in Business Week, CIO, Fortune, USA Today,Training+Development, and the Wall Street Journal, amongst other publications.
Jeff is currently Executive Director of the ideas lab Innovatrium Institute for Innovation and a Managing Partner of the Competing Values Company, a high-level innovation-consulting firm. He is the co-creator of the Competing Values methodology, which integrates innovation into profitable business models. His first book, Innovation You: How We Grow, was published in 2011.
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Jeff DeGraff is a world renowned thought leader, executive and innovation expert. His expertise has been shared globally at top innovation incubators and think tanks such as the Aspen Institute and with companies that include Eaton, GM, SPX, 3M, Apple, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, GE, Johnson & Johnson, LG, Pfizer, and Toyota. DeGraff has contributed his expert knowledge in publications such as Business Week, CIO, Fortune, USA Today, Training+Development and the Wall Street Journal. Jeff is focused on how to lead Innovation; developing the culture, capabilities, and collaborative connections that result in revenue and market growth. Jeff is the complete package.
With over twenty-five years of corporate leadership experience and as Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan′s Ross School of Business, Jeff is the ′guru to the innovation gurus′ at Fortune 500 companies. His advice is frequently in demand from the investment community on how to pick, manage and harvest winning ideas and business enterprises.
DeGraff offers his personal experience as a former business executive from one of the fastest growing companies in America, the credibility of being a published author and an expert resource for the media. Jeff is the Executive Director of the Innovatrium Institute for Innovation, an idea lab; Managing Partner of the Competing Values Company, a top innovation consulting firm where he is also the co-creator of the Competing Values methodology that integrates innovation with finance, strategy, management, and leadership into a robust business model that boosts the bottom-line. His book, Innovation You: How We Grow, was released in July 2011.
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