Andrew Razeghi was recently named to Inc. Magazine’s List of Top Thought Leaders in the area of growth strategy and innovation. He is founder of StrategyLab, Inc., a growth strategy and innovation consulting firm, and is a professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Razeghi also walks the talk as an active investor in early-stage companies. He is a Limited Partner in the venture capital fund Chicago Ventures, as well as an active investor in bespoke funds focused on building early-stage companies. Razeghi served as Vice Chairman of the Wright Centers of Innovation at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, and has provided testimony to the Congress of the United States on driving economic recovery through high-potential entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. His work has appeared in a number of media outlets, including BusinessWeek, China Daily, CNN, Fortune, Forbes and Investors Business Daily. He is a contributing expert on innovation for The Travel Channel and is the author of several books, including The Future of Innovation, The Upside of Down: Innovation through Recessions and The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to Have Better Ones. The Riddle was chosen by Fast Company as one of its “Smart Books.” His newest book, Bend the Curve: Accelerate Your Startup’s Success, was ranked the #1 Hot New Release on Amazon in its category.