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Alexander Blass
Wharton and Oxford-educated, Alexander Blass is an internationally acclaimed American entrepreneur and innovator. He has traveled to over 40 countries and appeared in hundreds of media outlets, including multiple cover stories. Now 36, he is the youngest grand prize winner ever of the Daily Record’s Top Innovator of the Year Award, which credited him with “revolutionizing charitable giving” in 2007 for inventing person-to-person giving technology on the Internet. He presently serves as CEO of Alexander Blass International, an executive consulting and training firm.
Alexander keynotes some of the world’s most prestigious conferences on innovation/creativity, leadership/change, business development & entrepreneurship. Examples include the 2011 Abu Dhabi Innovation Forum in the United Arab Emirates, the 2011 European Conference on Creativity and Innovation, EPIC 2010 in New York, and IBM’s INNOVATE 2010 in India to an audience of 2,000 people, to name a few.
Frequently interviewed by the media, Alexander is a highly sought after and inspirational keynote speaker, Master Class presenter, invited expert and consultant. Through his high energy, dynamic and inspirational presentation style, he enjoys sharing his vast expertise, passion, vision and fascinating experiences with top corporate business audiences at Fortune 500 and Global 1000 organizations, as well as associations, non-profits, and university students.
Alexander is also the recipient of the Daily Record’s Influential Marylanders Award, as well as the Baltimore Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 Executives Award. He was also honored as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Wharton School of Business.
Previously, Alexander was a venture capitalist, strategy consultant, senior government executive, and software developer, beginning his career at KPMG Consulting. During his tenure as a venture capitalist, one of the fund’s portfolio companies went from a $500,000 fund investment to a nearly $500 million all-cash acquisition by a Fortune 50 corporation. He has worked with leading organizations worldwide on opportunities totaling over $1 billion, as well as serving on boards of various for-profit and non-profit organizations in the U.S. and overseas. Alexander has been an invited expert at the National Science Foundation on a dozen occasions, making investment recommendations on over $100 million of emerging technologies for the U.S. government.
He has appeared in numerous media outlets globally including the Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, Associated Press, BusinessWeek, Globe & Mail, International Herald Tribune, The Independent, The Guardian, Melbourne Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, FOX, Forbes, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sun, Information Week, Internet Evolution, Daily Record, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Voice of Africa, Khaleej Times, Al Ittihad, Dubai Eye, and many more.
Alexander received an MBA from Oxford University in England. He also holds a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where he concurrently studied at the Wharton School of Business.
Topics:
- Innovation and Creativity
- Launching New Ventures
- Social Media Marketing
- Business Development
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Media Mastery and Building Buzz
- Overcoming Adversity
- Motivation
- Inspiration
- Finding Your Passion
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Philanthropy and Fundraising
- Social Networking
- Technology and the Future
- Web 2.0 and the Internet
- Career Planning and Decision Making
- Corporate and Social Responsibility
Testimonials
“Nobody could have personified IBM Innovate 2010 better than Alexander Blass!” – IBM
“I firmly believe that if you truly want to change your life, get Alexander Blass to wherever you
are… he will let you become the change you really want to be.” – Siemens
“Alexander Blass was the best part of the entire EPIC 2010 conference in New York City. I felt as if he was speaking directly to me, and the other audience members felt the same way. He gave me a lot of new ideas, was very clear and concise, and was full of energy. He was also easy to approach afterwards and very friendly. I would highly recommend Alexander Blass for your conference.” – Media Star Promotions
“Alexander Blass’s speech is one of the best I have ever heard. His messages inspired all of us, and everyone enjoyed it a lot.” – Tata Consulting Services
“Of all the recent people I have met, Alexander Blass is the most influential in my life from now on.” – InterBrew
“After hearing Alexander Blass’s speech, my mind started churning and I’m really onto it. Let’s innovate something!” – Accenture
“Alexander Blass was an unknown name to me until yesterday, when I saw and understood his incredible brilliance, as well as his energy on stage. He gave me a lot of inspiration and energy, and took the entire audience with him. If you have an opportunity to engage with Alexander Blass, I highly recommend it!” – AB Management Sweden
“I go to a lot of events every year, and I hear a lot of speakers. Alexander Blass is by far one of the more dynamic speakers I have ever heard. The message of the presentation was very impressive. Innovation is a tremendous motivation for us internally, and I got a lot of points out
of this meeting I can share with my clients.” – C3
“It was quite moving, quite persuasive, quite detail-oriented… it was really fantastic. He talked
about innovation being at the intersection of business and impacting people’s lives, phenomenal really. It was a wonderful speech and I enjoyed it very much.” – Mindtree
“I had the privilege of hearing Alexander Blass’s keynote speech yesterday at IBM Innovate 2010. He kept the audience spellbound with his speech… he took the ancient Indian culture and perfectly blended it with modern day technology. He kept us all motivated and inspired.”
– Appoint Solutions
“We just had a great presentation by Alexander Blass today on innovation. The timing couldn’t be better as innovation is a big part of our 3-year strategic plan. His remarks were really on point. He really hit points on how staff should be engaged and involved, and think differently and more creatively. He also took the time to learn a lot about NFPA to make his points very relevant to where we are in our history.” – National Fire Protection Association
“Thank you for the extremely powerful and impactful speech you delivered to our audience in Ghana. You have proved to the whole world your commitment to social justice.”
“Innovate 2010 was best because of Alexander Blass. His speech was amazing. To Indians I say he must come again and again, and do numerous presentations. I also hope he will come to colleges and universities, and speak to up and coming entrepreneurs. They need his seminars as well. Great going!” – Jain University
“I attended Alexander Blass’s session this morning. Wow, it was undoubtedly one of the best sessions I have ever attended. The key takeaway for me was that if you breathe, if you eat for your living, you should innovate for your living. And innovation and energy go hand in hand, so I am requesting Alexander to give me some of his energy and innovation skills so that I can
survive in this world. Thanks Alexander!” – HCL Technologies
“Alexander presented an excellent speech at the Innovation Forum, helping us to better understand innovation and how it can be integrated in the business sector, so that we can think differently. One of those areas is sustainability. Specifically, when he was linking innovation trends to local and regional issues, connecting the best practices of the West to local contextualized issues and bridging those two worlds. Thank you very much, it was a pleasure!”
– Abu Dhabi University
“This was one of the best presentations I have ever seen. And I could see the difference and how it was more effective than other presentations. I am so happy I attended. It was very inspirational, and I can take these skills and apply them to my job and my career. I can just innovate.” – Logica
“The presentation was truly awesome; I was absolutely floored. If you asked me yesterday, what I thought of innovation, well now, wow, it has been totally redefined!”
“Our fun late day session has already helped me think more creatively about future entrepreneurial ideas!” – Wharton School of Business
– Indian Military R&D
“His speech was really awesome. We could totally relate to the story. As entrepreneurs, you have to think differently than the crowd thinks. It was completely relevant to what we are
thinking and going through.” – Prowena Health
“Your message landed very well with our audience, and we are grateful to you for taking so
much time out of your busy schedule.” – University of Maryland
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