Dr. Simone Ahuja
Founder, Blood Orange · Bestselling Author & Innovation Strategist
Dr. Simone Ahuja is a bestselling author, innovation strategist, and leading global authority on innovation and intrapreneurship. Through her firm, Blood Orange, she helps leaders and teams become more resourceful problem solvers who turn constraints into opportunities and good ideas into meaningful action.
Simone is co-author of the bestseller Jugaad Innovation and author of Disrupt-It-Yourself. Her research and hands-on work focus on the “democratization of innovation,” or better problem solving for all. She strives to help people at every level develop the confidence and tools to create change. Her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and Forbes.
Simone is deeply committed to education and has served in advisory roles with the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School and MIT's D-Lab. An improvisational comedian and parent of Niko (12) and Zara (7), she brings humor, energy, and a highly practical approach to helping people dream big — and turn those dreams into action.
