Dr. Gautam Gulati

Radical leaders looking to transform organizations into innovative powerhouses call on Dr. G to help think differently, overcome the trap of mediocrity, and unleash creativity.

Do you know why? Because nothing normal ever changed a damn thing, and Dr. G’s perspectives defy the status quo.

As an innovation-focused executive for the past 20+ years, Dr. G has studied, interviewed, worked for, and advised forward-thinking leaders from the worlds most recognized companies helping to transform mediocre progress into breakthrough growth. Companies such as Marriott, Roche, Google, American Express, LG, Klick Health, Digitas Health, Merck, Astellas, Medstar, Johns Hopkins, HealthLoop, and many more have sought the perspectives and ideas from Dr. G to help them both think and create differently.

Dr. G is currently the Founder of The Well Home, an interior wellness design clinic for people living with chronic conditions; and also the Founder of Well Played, a nonboring storytelling studio prescribing stories as a form of medicine.

Dr. G is a world-renowned speaker on innovation who has inspired leaders of all types of organizations on how to “think differently and inoculate against status quo.” He has delivered over 3000 inspirational keynotes for both public and private events, to over 30,000 people, in over 30 global cities at some of the worlds most prominent stages – including TEDxMidAtlantic, Exponential Medicine, SxSW, and much more. He has been featured on CNBC, Dwell Magazine, MM&M, and various other media outlets.

As a true polymath, Dr. G lives at the intersection of a diverse range of industries helping companies innovate in a world of uncertainty; while drawing upon his diverse vantage point as a doctor, professor, futurist, speaker, writer, designer, and entrepreneur. Simply put, he helps leaders and organizations imagine their future selves, and then helps them get there.

In his recent past, Dr. G was the Chief Medical Officer and Head of Product Innovation for Physicians Interactive Holdings (sold to Merck), where he led a world-class team to ideate, design, build, and deploy disruptive solutions for a health audience. In addition to his executive roles, he serves as an Adjunct Professor of “Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship” at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, Duke Corporate Education, and Singularity University while also sitting on numerous company boards as an investor and advisor.

Dr. G received his MD and MPH from The George Washington University, and MBA from Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a candidate in Interior Design from New York Institute of Art & Design.

Using the world as his stage and loyal followers as his amplified voice, Dr. G always asks the uncomfortable questions and seek the unreasonable answers. With this focused sense of purpose, he has persevered against the odds to inspire a new level of curiosity to make the impossible, possible.