100 B2B Thought Leaders and Influencers You Should Follow in 2021
Here’s our list of 100 B2B Thought Leaders and Influencers that you should follow in 2021. The list is compiled from opt-in members of Thinkers360 who have contributed and shared their thought leadership content on our platform and among our community – whose members have over 25M followers on social media combined. We’ve also indicated the Thinkers360 thought leadership leaderboards these individuals feature most prominently within. Congratulations to all our thought leaders and experts who participated!
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Thought Leader (Alphabetical) | Thought Leader Profile & Portfolio | Top Ranking Thinkers360 Leaderboards | |
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Dr. Mazlan Abbas
CEO at FAVORIOT |
IoT, Innovation, Govtech | ||
Moira Alexander
Founder at PMWorld 360 Magazine and Lead-Her-Ship Group |
Agile, Business Strategy, Management | ||
Jane Anderson CSP
Thought Leadership Marketing Expert at Personal Branding | Thought Leadership | Tribe Building |
Social, Marketing, Sales | ||
Stephanie Atkinson
CEO and Founder at Compass Intelligence, LLC |
IoT, GovTech, Mobility | ||
Jonathan Aufray
CEO at Growth Hackers |
Marketing, Social | ||
Nicolas Babin
President at Babin Business Consulting |
Healthtech, Management, AI | ||
Kelly Barner
Owner, Managing Director at Buyers Meeting Point, LLC |
Procurement, Supply Chain, FinTech | ||
Ayelet Baron
Guide. Speaker. Author. Futurist. at CreatingIs |
Future of Work, Social, Culture | ||
Morag Barrett
CEO at SkyeTeam |
HR, Management, Future of Work | ||
Beth Blecherman
Blecherman Consulting |
Marketing | ||
Vladimer Botsvadze
CEO at Botsvadze Marketing Solutions |
Retail, Management, Marketing | ||
Tiffani Bova
Global Growth Evangelist at Salesforce |
Customer Experience, Innovation, Management | ||
David Clarke FBCS
CTO at GDPRUK.eu |
Privacy, Cybersecurity, Social | ||
Marsha Collier
President at The Collier Company, Inc |
Customer Experience, Emerging Technology, Sales | ||
Maaike Doyer
CFO & Strategy Designer at Business Models Inc |
Startups, Management, Business Strategy | ||
Melissa Drew
Director at PwC |
Procurement, Legal and IP, Entrepreneurship | ||
Ashley Galina Dudarenok
Founder at ChoZan |
Marketing, Business Strategy, Digital Disruption | ||
Sally Eaves
Emergent Technology CTO | Global Strategy Advisor – Blockchain AI FinTech | Social Impact | Keynote Speaker and Author |
Blockchain, Fintech, IoT | ||
Michael Fisher
Owner at Michael Fisher |
Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Customer Experience | ||
Annette Franz, CCXP
Founder + CEO at CX Journey Inc. |
Customer Experience, Culture, Design Thinking | ||
Peter F Gallagher
Ranked#1 Global Change Management Thought Leader Thinkers360, International Corporate Speaker, Author & Leadership Alignment Coach at Leadership of Change |
Change Management, Business Strategy, Leadership | ||
Gail Gardner
Small Business Marketing Strategist at GrowMap |
Management, Marketing, Business Strategy | ||
Laura Goodrich
Co-Founder at GWT Next |
Change Management, Culture, Future of Work | ||
Bree Goldstein
President at Bree Goldstein |
Lean Startup, Public Relations, Social | ||
Linda Grasso
Chief Operating Officer at Digital Business Innovation srl |
Renewable Energy, RPA, Digital Transformation | ||
Antonio Grasso
Founder & CEO at Digital Business Innovation Srl |
IoT, Blockchain, Startups | ||
Dinis Guarda
CEO and Founder at ztudium |
Blockchain, Business Continuity, Fintech | ||
Tom Haak
Keynote speaker | Inspirator | Challenger at HR Trend Institute |
Future of Work, HR, Innovation | ||
Dion Hinchclife
Digital Thought Leader, CXO Advisor, IT Expert, Professional Speaker, Book Author, ZDNet Commentator, Industry Analyst |
Social, Digital Transformation, Data Center | ||
Sheri Hinish
Founder at SupplyChainQueen & Supply Chain Revolution Podcast |
Supply Chain, Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion | ||
Julie Hodges
Professor at Durham University Business School |
Management, Change Management, Leadership | ||
J. Kelly Hoey
Founder at Build Your Dream Network |
CRM, Social, Entrepreneurship | ||
Ben Holfeld
Innovation Knowledge & Engagement Manager at Accenture |
Analytics, AR/VR, AI | ||
Felix Holzapfel
Founder at Quovabiz GmbH |
Marketing, Renewable Energy, Social | ||
Timothy (Tim) Hughes
Co-Founder and CEO at DLA Ignite |
Social, Sales, Marketing | ||
Kevin L. Jackson
CEO at GC GlobalNet |
Cloud, Data Center, Cybersecurity | ||
Jude Jennison
Founder at Leaders by Nature Ltd |
Management, Change Management, Leadership | ||
Hessie Jones
Co- Founder at MyData Canada |
Marketing, Big Data, Digital Disruption | ||
Lisa Jones
Chief EyeMail & Technology Officer at EyeMail Inc. |
Marketing, Diversity and Inclusion, Entrepreneurship | ||
Samantha Kelly
Owner at Womens inspire network |
Startups, Social, Innovation | ||
Michelle Killebrew
VP, Head of Marketing at PwC New Ventures |
Marketing, Analytics, Social | ||
Evan Kirstel
B2B Tech Influencer / Evangelist w/ 500K+ social media followers helping Enterprise Clients with virtual events and social media marketing |
Healthtech, Cloud, Data Center | ||
Kashyap Kompella
CEO and Chief Analyst at RPA2AI Research |
AI, RPA, Digital Transformation | ||
Dr. Oleg Konovalov
Director at VALUEKOD Ltd |
Management, Culture, Leadership | ||
Thomas Koulopoulos
Chairman/Founder at Delphi Group |
Cloud, Healthtech, Big Data | ||
Michael Krigsman
Industry Analyst at CXOTalk |
Renewable Energy, Digital Transformation, Retail | ||
Nitin Kumar, CMC, CMAA
Operating Partner at Diode Capital |
Mergers and Acquisitions, Autonomous Vehicles, Management | ||
Avdhesh Kumbhar
Director at ASNK Advertising Pvt Ltd |
Startups, Sales, Public Relations | ||
Kamales Lardi
Managing Partner at Lardi & Partner Consulting GmbH |
Digital Transformation, Blockchain, Social | ||
Theodora Lau
Founder at Unconventional Ventures |
Fintech, Diversity and Inclusion, Startups | ||
Charlene Li
Helping leaders and organizations thrive with disruption as an Author, Speaker, Advisor, and Board Member |
Social, Digital Transformation, Management | ||
Ronald van Loon
CEO, Principal Analyst at Intelligent World |
Big Data, Analytics, IoT | ||
Maribel Lopez
Founder and Principal Analyst at Lopez Research LLC |
Mobility, Analytics, Big Data | ||
Scott Luton
Founder & CEO at Supply Chain Now |
Supply Chain, COVID19, Management | ||
Mark Lynd
Head of Digital Business at Netsync |
Data Center, Cybersecurity, Cloud | ||
Anna Mamalaki
Organizational Development for Employee Engagement- Director Consultant at Business the Human Aspect LLC |
Future of Work, Change Management, HR | ||
Hamilton Mann
Group Director, Digital Marketing and Digital Transformation at Thales |
Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Innovation | ||
Spiros Margaris
Advisory Board Member at GENTWO |
FinTech, Proptech, Insurtech | ||
Joanna Martinez
Speaker | Consultant | Advisor | Digital Enthusiast at Supply Chain Advisors LLC |
Procurement, Supply Chain, Culture | ||
Jim Marous
Co-Publisher at The Financial Brand |
Fintech, Mobility, Digital Transformation | ||
Mandy McEwen
Founder & CEO at Mod Girl Marketing |
Marketing, Management, Leadership | ||
Kayne McGladrey
Practice Leader of Strategy & GRC at Ascent Solutions |
Cybersecurity, COVID19, IoT | ||
Alyssa Miller
Hacker and Security Evangelist at Alyssa In-Security |
Cybersecurity, Management, Big Data | ||
Rashim Mogha
Executive Vice President and GM at Skillsoft and Founder at eWOW |
Management, Cloud, Lean Startup | ||
Ludmila Morozova-Buss
Ph.D. in Technology with Masters of Science Research Methods at Capitol Technology University. Student. Researcher at Capitol Technology University |
Sustainability, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technology | ||
Tabitha Jean Naylor
Owner at TabithaNaylor.com Inc |
Marketing, Management, COVID19 | ||
Daniel Newman
Principal Analyst and Founding Partner at Futurum Research |
Digital Transformation, Analytics, Customer Experience | ||
Julia Norton
Application Support at McCarthys |
Emerging Technology, Future of Work, Digital Transformation | ||
Helen Papagiannis, Ph.D.
CEO and Founder at XR Goes Pop |
AR/VR, Future of Work, AI | ||
Laura Paul, P.Eng, MBA, PMP
Director | National Award Winning Leader | People Centric | Value Driven |
Social, Sustainability, Leadership | ||
Ruth Pearce
President at ALLE LLC (Project Motivator) |
Mental Health, Future of Work, Culture | ||
Donna Peeples
Chief Relationship Officer at Envestnet, Inc. |
Analytics, Insurtech, Customer Experience | ||
Jo Peterson
VP Cloud & Security at Clarify360 |
Cloud, Data Center, ERP | ||
Mike Quindazzi
Managing Director at PwC |
Renewable energy, Fintech, Blockchain | ||
Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.
Founder at MSR Leadership Consultants India |
Business Strategy, Leadership, Culture | ||
Benoit Raphael
Chief Robot Officer & co-founder at Flint |
AI | ||
Louis-Serge REAL DEL SARTE
Director of Communication & Digital Marketing at ERON Healthcare |
Social, Marketing, Fintech | ||
Catherine B. Roy
CEO and Founder at LHM International |
Social, Future of Work, Leadership | ||
Shira Rubinoff
PRESIDENT at SecureMySocial |
Cybersecurity, AI, AR/VR | ||
Antonio Santos
Social Media Business Evangelist at Atos |
Future of Work, Diversity and Inclusion, COVID19 | ||
Jeremy Scrivens
Appreciative Futurist: Catalyst for strengths based collaboration at scale from the heart in a digital world |
Diversity and Inclusion, Agile, Future of Work | ||
Haydn Shaughnessy
Founder at Flow Academy |
Digital Transformation, Digital Disruption, Ecosystems | ||
Dennis Sherwood
Managing Director at The Silver Bullet Machine Manufacturing Company Limited |
Open Innovation, Design Thinking, Predictive Analytics | ||
Dana Small
Founder / CEO at Ms Category Management |
Procurement, Supply Chain, Marketing | ||
Peggy Smedley
President at Specialty Publishing Media |
IoT, Healthtech, Sustainability | ||
Karl A Smith
Director Agile Transformation at Organizational Agility the Future of Work |
Agile, Customer Loyalty, Digital Transformation | ||
Timothy Snow
Founder at Digital PR Solutions |
Analytics, Marketing, Health and Wellness | ||
Brian Solis
Principal Analyst, Digital Anthropologist at BrianSolis.com |
Customer Experience, Digital Transfrmation, Social | ||
Robin Tommy
Incubation Lab Head at Tata Consultancy Services |
AR/VR, Social, Sustainability | ||
Gordon Tredgold
CEO at Leadership Principles Ltd |
Management, Culture, Leadership | ||
Dave Ulrich
Professor/advisor at RBL Group/University of Michigan |
Management, HR, Leadership | ||
Greg Verdino
Co-Creator at The Adapt Manifesto |
Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology, Marketing | ||
Alexia Vernon
CEO at Alexia Vernon Empowerment, LLC |
Diversity and Inclusion, Public Relations, Entrepreneurship | ||
M.Nadia Vincent MBA
MIT Certified Digital Transformation & Innovation Executive Advisor, CEO at Digital Transformation Leaders |
Business Continuity, Digital Transformation, COVID19 | ||
Marcell Vollmer
Partner at BCG |
Supply Chain, Procurement, Digital Transformation | ||
Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala
Director – Data Science at Ericsson |
Analytics, IoT, Healthtech | ||
Jonathan H. Westover, P.hD.
Managing Partner and Principal at Human Capital Innovations, LLC |
HR, Future of Work, Innovation | ||
Peter Winick
Founder and CEO at Thought Leadership Leverage |
Marketing, Management, Social | ||
Ira Wolfe
Chief Googlization Officer, President at Success Performance Solutions |
Future of Work, HR, Leadership | ||
Helen Yu
Founder & CEO at Tigon Advisory Corp. |
Startups, AI, Cybersecurity |
Our listing includes members of Thinkers360 and who have curated and shared their thought leadership content – including articles, blogs, books, keynotes, media interviews, panels, podcasts, social media, speaking events, videos, webinars and whitepapers – via our platform.
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