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AI & Innovation Authority | Kellogg Professor & Author of Return on AI | Pioneer in AI Executive Education | 35,000+ Executives Trained
Few business scholars have shaped AI strategy as profoundly as Mohanbir Sawhney. As McCormick Foundation Professor at Kellogg and author of Return on AI: From Promise to Profit in the Age of Intelligence, Sawhney has trained over 35,000 executives worldwide through pioneering programs in AI transformation, digital innovation, and technology strategy. His frameworks help Fortune 500 leaders bridge the gap between AI's promise and measurable profit, driving enterprise-wide transformation that delivers tangible ROI.
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Mohanbir Sawhney biography
Mohanbir Sawhney is the McCormick Foundation Professor of Technology and Associate Dean for Digital Innovation at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, where he directs the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation. A globally recognized authority on business innovation, digital marketing, and artificial intelligence applications in business, AI speaker Mohanbir Sawhney has shaped how organizations approach technology-driven transformation and measurable business value creation.
Sawhney is the author of seven management books, including his latest work Return on AI: From Promise to Profit in the Age of Intelligence (2026), co-authored with Ashwin Mittal, which provides strategic frameworks for capturing measurable business value from AI investments. His previous book, The Sentient Enterprise: The Evolution of Business Decision Making, co-authored with Oliver Ratzesberger, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller that anticipated the evolution of enterprises into autonomous, thinking organizations. He has also authored Fewer, Bigger, Bolder with Sanjay Khosla and several other influential works on innovation and growth strategy.
Leading AI Executive Education at Scale
Sawhney is a pioneer in online executive education and has created more than fifteen highly successful programs, including AI Applications for Growth, AI at Scale, Digital Marketing Strategies, and the Kellogg Chief Product Officer Program. These courses have enrolled over 35,000 participants from 118 countries, generating substantial impact for Fortune 500 companies and technology startups worldwide. He has also co-authored bestselling simulation games including DigiStrat and CloudStrat, and has authored 50 case studies, with 13 bestsellers in the Harvard Business School Publishing catalog. In 2021, he was ranked 23rd in the world among academic case writers by the Case Centre.
His research has been published in leading journals including Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Management Science, Marketing Science, and California Management Review. He is a contributor to Forbes and has been featured in Fortune, Financial Times, and CIO Magazine. Sawhney has received multiple teaching and research awards, including the 2006 Sidney Levy Award for Teaching Excellence, the 2001 Accenture Award for best paper in California Management Review, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Sawhney advises and speaks to Global 2000 firms worldwide, with clients including Accenture, Adobe, AT&T, Boeing, Cisco, Dell, Google, Honeywell, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Vanguard. He serves on the advisory boards of several technology startups, including Course5 Intelligence, Immverse.ai, and LawGeex, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Study for Business Markets at Penn State University.
As a speaker, Mohanbir Sawhney delivers actionable frameworks that help senior executives bridge the gap between AI’s promise and measurable profit. His presentations combine rigorous academic research with real-world implementation experience, providing audiences with practical tools for scaling AI initiatives, measuring ROI, and driving enterprise-wide transformation. Business leaders value his ability to translate complex AI concepts into strategic decision-making frameworks grounded in business outcomes rather than technical complexity.
Mohanbir Sawhney Speaking Videos
Mohanbir Sawhney - Preparing your business for success post-crisis
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Mohanbir Sawhney Keynote Topics
Organizations are investing billions in AI, yet many struggle to capture measurable business value. Drawing from his latest book, Sawhney presents a strategic framework for transforming AI investments into tangible profit. He addresses the critical gap between AI experimentation and enterprise-wide value creation, providing practical tools for measuring ROI, prioritizing high-impact use cases, and scaling AI initiatives across functions. Audiences learn how to move beyond pilot projects, build AI capability maturity, overcome adoption barriers, and align technical and business teams around measurable outcomes that drive competitive advantage.
Most AI initiatives stall at the pilot stage, failing to deliver enterprise-wide value. Sawhney reveals the frameworks and implementation strategies that separate successful AI transformations from failed experiments. He covers the AI capability maturity model, cross-functional integration approaches, governance structures that enable innovation while managing risk, and the organizational change management required for sustainable adoption. Leaders gain actionable insights for building AI-ready cultures, developing talent strategies, and creating the infrastructure necessary to scale AI from isolated projects to strategic business drivers.
Digital technologies have driven disruption across industries, but the next wave will be more transformative. Sawhney explores emerging technologies reshaping business and consumer behavior, including the metaverse, Web 3.0, extended reality, NFTs, and deep tech innovations. He separates genuine opportunities from hype, providing strategic frameworks for evaluating which technologies merit investment and how to position organizations for advantage. This forward-looking session helps executives understand deep tech characteristics, the challenges facing deep tech startups, and how to build innovation strategies that prepare organizations for the future rather than reacting to it.
Innovation is no longer optional, but most organizations struggle to innovate systematically. Sawhney presents proven frameworks for building innovation capabilities that drive sustainable growth. Drawing from his work with Fortune 500 companies, he covers customer-centric innovation approaches, agile product development methodologies, platform strategy and ecosystem thinking, and how to balance incremental improvements with breakthrough innovations. Leaders leave with practical tools for fostering innovation cultures, allocating resources strategically, and measuring innovation impact in ways that align with business objectives.
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FAQs on Booking Mohanbir Sawhney
Why Mohanbir Sawhney?
Booking Mohanbir Sawhney as a speaker delivers immediate strategic value for organizations navigating AI transformation. As the McCormick Foundation Professor of Technology and Associate Dean for Digital Innovation at Kellogg School of Management, Sawhney brings unparalleled expertise in translating AI investments into measurable business outcomes. His latest book, Return on AI: From Promise to Profit in the Age of Intelligence, provides the frameworks that Fortune 500 companies use to scale AI initiatives successfully. With over 35,000 executives trained through his programs and advisory relationships with companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta, Sawhney delivers actionable insights backed by real-world implementation experience. His presentations equip leadership teams with practical tools for measuring AI ROI, overcoming adoption barriers, and building sustainable competitive advantage through technology. Organizations hiring Sawhney gain access to cutting-edge research, proven frameworks, and strategic guidance that accelerates their AI journey from experimentation to enterprise-wide value creation. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to book Mohanbir Sawhney for your next executive summit or corporate event.
What is Mohanbir Sawhney's background?
Mohanbir Sawhney holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. At Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, he serves as the McCormick Foundation Professor of Technology, Associate Dean for Digital Innovation, and Director of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation. He has authored seven management books and over 50 case studies, with his work published in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Management Science. Sawhney was ranked 23rd globally among academic case writers by the Case Centre in 2021 and has received the Sidney Levy Award for Teaching Excellence, the Accenture Award for research, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIM Calcutta.
What are Mohanbir Sawhney's most influential books?
Mohanbir Sawhney's most impactful works include Return on AI: From Promise to Profit in the Age of Intelligence (2026), which provides strategic frameworks for capturing measurable business value from AI investments; The Sentient Enterprise: The Evolution of Business Decision Making (2017), a Wall Street Journal bestseller co-authored with Oliver Ratzesberger that explores analytics-driven decision-making and autonomous enterprise systems; and Fewer, Bigger, Bolder (2014), co-authored with Sanjay Khosla, which presents a proven seven-step program for achieving sustainable growth with rising profits and lower costs. These books have shaped how executives approach innovation, growth strategy, and technology transformation across industries.
What topics does Mohanbir Sawhney cover in his keynotes?
Mohanbir Sawhney delivers keynotes on artificial intelligence ROI and business value creation, enterprise-wide AI transformation and scaling strategies, digital marketing and customer experience innovation, product management and technology strategy, business innovation and growth frameworks, deep tech and emerging technology trends, and preparing organizations for post-crisis success. His presentations combine academic rigor with practical implementation experience, providing senior executives with actionable frameworks for measuring AI impact, overcoming adoption barriers, and building sustainable competitive advantage. Sawhney's speaking style focuses on translating complex technical concepts into strategic decision-making tools that drive measurable business outcomes. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to discuss booking Mohanbir Sawhney for your event and explore which topics align best with your organizational priorities.
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