Andrew Winston

Globally-Recognized Expert on Megatrends & Sustainable Business

Andrew Winston

Globally-Recognized Expert on Megatrends & Sustainable Business

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Biography

Andrew Winston is a globally-recognized expert on megatrends, sustainable business, and how to build companies that profit by contributing to a thriving world. He was ranked #3 on the Thinkers50 list of the most influential management thinkers in the world. Andrew’s books on strategy have sold over a quarter million copies in 15 languages. His bestsellers include Green to Gold – which Inc. Magazine included on its all-time list of 30 books that every manager should own – The Big Pivot, and Net Positive, which was co-authored with renowned CEO Paul Polman. The Financial Times selected Net Positive as one of the Best Business Books of the Year. Andrew writes regularly for the Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review, including the HBR cover story, “The Net Positive Manifesto” and the HBR’s “Big Idea” story, “Leading a New Era of Climate Action.”

His views on strategy have been sought after by the world’s leading companies, including 3M, DuPont, J&J, Kimberly-Clark, Marriott, PepsiCo, Trane Technologies, Unilever, and Walmart. He has been quoted in major media such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Time, BusinessWeek, New York Times, and CNBC.

Andrew is also a highly sought-after, dynamic, and inspiring speaker, reaching hundreds of audiences around the world. He delivers an entertaining message of practical optimism: the world’s challenges are great, but business has the tools, resources, and creativity to solve them and build a thriving world. He has spoken on five continents, bringing his inspiration to leadership meetings of the top executives of multinationals, to large industry conferences, and to high-profile events like the World Business Forum and TED.

Andrew’s work is based on significant business experience and education. His early career included advising companies on corporate strategy while at BCG and management positions in strategy and marketing at Time Warner and Viacom/MTV. He received his BA in Economics from Princeton, an MBA from Columbia, and a Masters of Environmental Management from Yale. He lives in Greenwich, CT with his wife and two sons.

Speaker Videos

Meet Net Positive Co-author Andrew Winston

EDP Business Summit 2024 - Andrew Winston, Speaker

Halma October, 2021

Speech Topics

From AI to ESG to Gen Z: The Trillion-Dollar Tera-Trends Revolutionizing the World & Business

A trillion once seemed like an unimaginable figure. Now it's the everyday scale of the most powerful trends reshaping our world and economy. Welcome to the era of Tera-trends. Named the #3 management thinker in the world by Thinkers50, Andrew offers an insightful, deeply knowledgeable, and entertaining talk, providing a compelling exploration of the ABCs – and XYZs – of the monumental shifts remaking the world. From AI Acceleration and Climate and the Clean Economy to ESG Expansion and Gen Z Zeal, Andrew's inspiring talk goes beyond just understanding these Tera-trends to leveraging them to boost your career, drive your company forward, and positively impact the world.

Gigatrends & the Drive to Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take

Our economy and society are healing from the pandemic, but extreme challenges remain, such as climate change and inequality. Business has the vast opportunity – along with the tools and skills – to profit from solving the world’s problems, not creating them. Based on his new book Net Positive – co-authored with legendary CEO Paul Polman – this inspiring talk from renowned strategist Andrew Winston will help you navigate the seismic changes sweeping through business. Net Positive explodes 50 years of corporate dogma about the purpose of business and how it thrives. With bold vision and compelling stories, Winston’s talk sets out the principles and practices that will deliver the scale of change and transformation the world desperately needs.