Peter Sims

Peter Sims is a best-selling co-author and strategic adviser specializing in leadership and innovation. He is the co-author (with Bill George) of True North, the best-selling book that The New York Times called "one of the most important books on leadership to come along in years." He also established "Leadership Perspectives," a sought-after class at Stanford Graduate School of Business. His work has been published in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, USA Today, and the Huffington Post and he has spoken at and advised organizations such as Eli Lilly, Molson Coors, Current TV, American Data Network, and Stanford University.

Sims' latest book, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries, shows how small, strategically placed bets that are worked through a rigorous process of refinement and feedback can produce big outcomes. Drawing on elements of experimental innovation and design thinking, the book aims to encourage people to take calculated risks even in risk-averse environments.

Previously, Sims was part of establishing and building the European Office of Summit Partners, a leading global investment company, where he worked with some of the world's most innovative companies. He also served as a member of the Deloitte Touche Tomatsu Global Strategy Team.

Sims holds an AB, magna cum laude, from Bowdoin College and a MBA from Stanford Business School. Additionally, he is on the National Board of Summer Search, which provides low-income youths with summer experiential learning opportunities and year-round mentoring.