Dan Pontefract is a Canadian leadership and culture change strategist, best-selling author, and keynote speaker with over two decades of senior executive experience at SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects. He has worked with top organizations like Salesforce, Amgen, Virgin Media O2, and Nestlé to enhance their operations.
Dan has written five influential and award-winning books, including Work-Life Bloom and Lead. Care. Win. He writes for Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and other top publications.
His next book, The Future of Work Is Grey, will be published on May 5, 2026. More details here.
A dynamic speaker, Dan has presented at four TED conferences and over 1000 keynotes & events. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business and has earned 25 awards.
Dan is recognized on the Thinkers50 Radar and HR Weekly’s 100 Most Influential People in HR, among other distinctions, including Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 leadership speakers.
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