Keith Ferrazzi

Keith Ferrazzi is the world's foremost expert in relationships, bringing 20 years of research and experience to the art and science of business relationship development. His signature focus on success through relationships a deeply energizing passion has fueled his own incredible rise to prominence. Both Forbes and Inc. have called him one of the world's most "connected" individuals.

Ferrazzi grew up in Latrobe, PA, where his father was a steelworker and his mother a cleaning lady. He and his entire family worked double shifts to send him to the very best prep schools and ultimately to Yale undergrad and Harvard Business School imbuing in Ferrazzi a sense of gratitude that has deeply influenced his message: Generosity in relationships as the cornerstone of success.

Ferrazzi has won a place as one of the top thought leaders in American business. His first book, Never Eat Alone, redefined networking today. His #1 NY Times bestseller Whos Got Your Back focuses on lifeline relationships, a narrow category of deep, trusting peer relationships that disproportionately affect our careers and well-being. Ferrazzi has been named a "Global Leader of Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum, one of the top "40 Under 40" business leaders by Crain's Business, and one of the most creative Americans in Who's Really Who.

Ferrazzi moves audiences to action and has been enthusiastically recognized as one the worlds most dynamic, engaging speakers. He has received accolades from an impressively diverse group of listeners: Cisco, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, the United Nations, Facebook, the World Economic Forum, Kraft, GM, Jones Lang LaSalle, Coca-Cola, SHRM, Lincoln Financial Group, Accenture, AT&T, and Aramark to name a few. Ferrazzi is a frequent contributor to CNN and CNBC, and has been a guest on Larry King Live and TODAY Show. His writing has appeared in Forbes, Inc., Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and the Harvard Business Review.

As founder and chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a research-based consulting and training company, Ferrazzi provides corporate market leaders with strategic consulting and training to improve sales, performance, and team cohesion, with an emphasis on personal transformation. Ferrazzi launched his career as the youngest Chief Marketing Officer in the Fortune 500 at Deloitte Consulting, and was later the CMO at Starwood Hotels.

Ferrazzis foundation, Big Task, applies his companys Accelerated Relationship Development (ARD) curriculum to aid corporate citizenship and education reform. At the annual Big Task Weekend, companies use ARD to create partnerships that benefit national health and wellness. More recently, Ferrazzi has brought the power of relationship mastery to students in pilot programs at Stanford and Beverly Hills High. Ferrazzi is active online find him at Twitter.com/KeithFerrazzi or KeithFerrazzi.com.