Hari Abburi
Author | Speaker | Educator
Hari Abburi is an author, speaker & educator on disruptive agility at the intersections of strategy, business, technology, organization and leadership. He is one of the leading thought leaders on disruptive agility.
Leading Voice On Agility, Digital & Strategy
CEO, Future Skills Curator & Faculty, The Fast Future Executive
Creator Caltech Future Skills Academy & Instructor on Agility & Design Thinking
Co-Founder MyLearningNFT
Member, Forbes Business Council
Former Fast Company Executive Board
Former L.A. Business Journals Leadership Trust Member
Advisory Board Member, Resolve AI



With his new book, ‘Ideas don’t Die, Companies Do’, he articulates the shift in an AI Native World from being ‘at the speed of the customer’ to being ‘at the speed of an idea’. In Ideas don’t die, Companies Do, he lays out key frameworks to help leaders create new-age ideas-centric enterprises.
He is the CEO of The Fast Future Executive, a global consortium of thought leaders bringing world-class, future-centric, multi-disciplinary executive education to leaders, companies worldwide.
He brings a rich, unique multi-industry and multi-domain understanding of disruption to help leaders be ahead of their industry curve.
He also recently co-authored ’Thinking Like An AI Native’ in the recently published book, The Fast Future Blur, laying out the five key dimensions of companies that will be born in future where AI as a technology is native to everything they do.
Hari’s ideas and talks are thought provoking and compelling for business leaders to rethink how agility can help reimagine their businesses. He is known for his highly visual style of content, illustrations and explainers that are interactive and engaging to audiences. He is frequent speaker at major global conferences in North America, Europe, Middle east and Asia.
Abburi has over 30+ years of global executive experience. that spans 55+ countries. His industry experience is focused on M&As, Integrations, Start-Ups and Transformations include executive roles with Hoerbiger AG, Aon, Walmart JV, Baxter, Coca-Cola, GE and Arthur Andersen. Indian by ethnicity, he has lived in Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore and India.





