Author of “Visualizing Business”, “The Age of Smart Information”, and “Envisioning Holograms”

• Invented PDF and Acrobat at Adobe; Granted 20+ US Patents
• Leads Microsoft’s global innovation program in NYC
• Inspires top customers: JPMorgan, CHANEL, United Nations, Nasdaq, ESPN
• World-Class Designer, Highly-Skilled Facilitator, Author of 3 books on tech future

Bold, insightful, and uncompromising, Mike Pell has spent over three decades pushing the tech industry’s boundaries well past innovative design and technologies into the realm of true breakthroughs. Pell currently leads The Microsoft Garage in New York City, where he regularly disrupts the thinking, strategy, and business models of the world’s top companies and organizations.

Widely recognized as a world-class Designer and inspiring thought leader in the fields of Innovation, Data + AI, and Visualization, Pell has authored three books on the subjects, and regularly lectures at NYU, Harvard, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, and Polimoda in Italy.

Pell’s evolution from intrepid entrepreneur, to VC-backed startup veteran, to corporate man for Adobe and Microsoft has given him a unique perspective on how to combine business, design, and technology to create truly breakthrough experiences in any field.

Learn more at https://mike-pell.com