Don Sull
Don Sull

Don Sull

Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, Faculty Director of Executive Education at the London Business School

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Speaking Topics

  • Strategy
  • Management
  • Execution
  • Leadership
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Executive Development

Travels From

  • MA/UK

Speaker's Fee Range

  • Over $40,000

Don Sull

Donald Sull's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
Dr. Donald Sull is a Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, and the Faculty Director of Executive Education at the London Business School.

Don Sull is a global authority on how companies compete effectively in turbulent markets. He has been identified as a leading management thinker by The Economist, the Financial Times, and Fortune which named Dr. Sull among the "ten new management gurus to know." The Economist listed his theory of active inertia among the ideas that have shaped business management over the past century.

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Don Sull has published several books, including The Upside of Turbulence, and Made in China, which was named one of the "top eight business books of 2005" by the Financial Times. His book Why Good Companies Go Bad was a finalist for the Academy of Management's "Outstanding Management Book Award." Dr. Sull has also written over 100 book chapters, case studies, and articles, including several bestselling Harvard Business Review articles.

As a consultant and management educator, Donald Sull has worked with companies including Mars, Oracle, Nokia, Royal Bank of Canada, Standard Chartered Bank, Emirates Airline, Baker & McKenzie, Burberry, and Schneider Electric. Professor Sull speaks regularly at leading management conferences, such as Microsoft's CEO Summit and the McKinsey Strategy Summit.

Dr. Donald Sull received his AB, MBA, and doctorate from Harvard, where he taught entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School before rejoining the London Business School faculty. Dr. Sull directs a week-long course on thriving in turbulent markets and teaches on the Senior Executive Program. Professor Sull has also received teaching awards at both London Business School and Harvard.

More About Dr. Don Sull . . .
London Business School professor Donald Sull is a global authority on achieving strategic agility. He is frequently interviewed by the BBC, CNN, and National Public Radio among others. Dr. Sull regularly gives speeches and training to large audiences at conferences, annual meetings and other events.

Prior to academia, Don Sull worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company and as a management-investor with the leveraged buyout firm Clayton & Dubilier on the Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Company deal.

Don Sull remains active in private equity as an investor and advisor to start-up companies.

Dr. Sull lives in London and Cape Cod.
Suggested Keynote Programs
  • Achieving Strategic Agility
  • Why Good Companies Go Bad
  • How To Thrive In Turbulent Markets
What People Are Saying

“Thanks again for addressing our management team this past week. You were outstanding and the ground you covered hit home with respect to where we are as a company in transition. Feedback from my colleagues, well, is over the top—you were a big hit and the input gained will definitely contribute to our progress.”

-- Richard Adamonis, New York Stock Exchange

"Don Sull possesses a CV which has guru written all over it."

--Stuart Crainer, Business Journalist

"Dr. Sull gave me deep insights into leadership issues and setting strategic directions. I will implement many ideas, step by step, into my organisation."

--Tony Setter, Managing Director,
Viterra Energy Services GmbH, Germany

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--Tim Rideout, CEO, Leicester City Primary Care Tru