Rob Wolcott is Co-Founder & Chairman of The World Innovation Network, a global community of over 2,000 innovation and growth leaders from over 30 countries and across sectors (business, government, the arts, academia, defense).

Wolcott is a managing partner with Clareo, a foresight and innovation strategy consultancy, an active angel investor and a Contributor for Forbes regarding the impact of technology on business, society and humanity.

He is also Adjunct Professor of Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. Wolcott won Teacher of the Year from Kellogg’s EMBA program in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. He holds a BA in European and Chinese History and an MS and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Science, all from Northwestern University.