Rasmus Hougaard

Rasmus Hougaard is the founder and CEO of Potential Project and the author of the ground-breaking and best-selling books “The Mind of the Leader” and "Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way", both published by Harvard Business Review Press.

Rasmus is recognized by Thinkers 50 as one of the eight most important leadership thinkers globally. With over 15 years of experience advising Fortune 500 CEOs and their executive teams, he specializes in human-centric leadership, advising organizations on unlocking their full potential for sustainable success. He writes for Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Business Insider, and his insights are informed by large-scale research involving more than 35,000 leaders across thousands of companies in over 100 countries.

A renowned keynote speaker and leadership developer, Hougaard coaches C-suite executives at major global organizations such as IKEA, Accenture, Wal-Mart, and Unilever. His keynote speeches often cover topics such as Compassionate Leadership, Business Transformation, and Mindful Leadership, providing actionable takeaways on mastering the mind for peak performance and cultivating high-performing teams. His past speaking engagements include significant events like HBR Live, Mindful Leadership Summit, USA, and the Global Peter Drucker Forum.