
Jeff Wetzler Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000

Speaking Fee:
$10,000 to $20,000
Travels From:
NYC - New York City
Travels From:
NYC - New York City
Primary Topic Category:
Leadership and Management
Primary Topic Category:
Leadership and Management
Secondary Topic Category:
Creativity and Innovation
Secondary Topic Category:
Creativity and Innovation
Jeff Wetzler Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Dr. Jeff Wetzler is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker on curiosity-driven leadership. His book, Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You, was named an Amazon Editor’s Pick and a Next Big Idea Club Top Leadership Book of 2024, earning praise from Adam Grant, Seth Godin, Jim Collins, and Amy Edmondson. A frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Fast Company, Jeff has advised global leaders and spoken at Microsoft, Google, Deloitte, and DaVita. He equips audiences to unlock hidden insights, spark innovation, and lead with trust and curiosity.
Dr. Jeff Wetzler is an expert on adult learning and leadership development. He brings over 25 years of
experience as a successful entrepreneur, operating executive, and advisor to top corporate and NGO
leaders around the world. He is co-founder and a board member of Transcend, former Chief Learning
Officer of Teach For America, and a two-time author. Jeff’s career is dedicated to unlocking human
potential by helping people learn more deeply and transform their mindsets to realize bold new
possibilities for themselves, their organizations, and their communities.
Jeff’s recent book Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected
Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life, was named an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Books of 2024, a
Next Big Idea Club Top Leadership Book of 2024 and a “Must Read" and immediately became a #1
new release in multiple categories. It has been widely endorsed by experts and leaders such as Jim
Collins, Adam Grant, Kim Scott, Seth Godin, Bill George, and Amy Edmondson, who wrote the book’s
foreword. Jeff is also the co-author of Extraordinary Learning for All (Wiley, Nov 2024). His work has
been featured in leading publications such as Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes,
Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and Psychology Today.
In 2015 Jeff co-founded Transcend, a leading organization for driving innovation in the education
sector. Since its founding, Transcend has been one of the fastest growing and most diverse
organizations in the field of education innovation, working with hundreds of cutting-edge schools and
districts in over thirty U.S. states and a vibrant network of 10,000+ innovators. Under Jeff’s leadership
as co-CEO until 2024, Transcend raised over $80M of investment. Its resources have been translated
in multiple languages and have reached communities worldwide, from Estonia to India to New Zealand.
Jeff currently serves as Head of Transcend Labs and is a Board member at Transcend.
Prior to Transcend, Jeff served as Chief Learning Officer of Teach for America, one of the nation’s
largest and most respected social impact organizations. During his decade-long leadership, Jeff played
a key role in supporting growth of the organization's reach by over 300%, leading teams to increase
the performance of tens of thousands of teachers serving in the nation’s most challenging schools.
Jeff’s career started at the premier global consulting firm Monitor Group (now Monitor-Deloitte), co-
founded by Harvard Business School’s Michael Porter. Jeff advised top executives in many industries
on issues from strategy to leadership to organizational development. At Monitor, Jeff worked alongside
and learned from Professor Chris Argyris and Dr. David Kantor, as well as their protege Dr. Diana Smith,
who chaired the Human Dynamics and Change in Organizations doctoral program which Jeff
completed.
Jeff is a Fellow in the Aspen Global Leadership Network, an international community committed to
strengthening freedom and equality. As an Edmund Hillary Fellow, Jeff is also part of a select global
network of entrepreneurs and investors creating global impact. Jeff holds a B.S. in Psychology from
Brown University and a Master’s degree and Doctorate in Adult Learning and Leadership from
Columbia University. His doctoral dissertation focused on developing a new methodology called
“collaborative organizational innovation” to unlock the collective genius that often lies dormant in
organizations. He lives in New York with his wife, Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, their two teenagers,
and their dog Breeze.
"Jeff teaches us how to learn what we most need to know from those around us—and how to ask in ways that matter most.” – Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School Professor & author of The Fearless Organization
“Jeff Wetzler teaches a profoundly useful truth: questions can be better than answers. Even more, he has deep practical insight about how to ask great questions, both as an art form and a systematic discipline." – Jim Collins, bestselling author Good to Great
“High impact to support changing behavior both at home and work.” — Chakilla Robinson White, Chief Learning & Fulfillment Officer, DaVita Kidney Care
"Jeff Wetzler demystifies the art and science of asking the right questions.” – Irene Rosenfeld, Former Chair and CEO of Kraft Foods and Mondelēz International
Super engaging and insightful, with spot-on examples perfectly tailored to our organization's most pressing needs… people left highly motivated" — Dana O’Donovan, Enterprise Leader, Deloitte
"An actionable guide to improving at inquiry—and to learning more and bonding more with the people around you.” - Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of HIDDEN POTENTIAL and THINK AGAIN
" provides an invaluable, highly actionable method for drawing out the real thoughts, feelings, and experiences of those around you. If you want to build relationships and organizations rooted in honesty and openness – improving learning, innovation, and results in the process – this book is required reading." – Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect
"Jeff Wetzler presents a practical framework for uncovering the wisdom inside in the hearts and minds of those around you... an antidote to our age of disconnection, taking seriously the potential for creativity, collaboration, and courage within us and between us." – Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak, Healing the Heart of Democracy, and On the Brink of Everything
“Being familiar with Jeff's content, I immediately asked him to deliver a keynote at our annual Docusign North America kick-off event a few months ago. It was game-changing and its impact goes beyond the office.”
– Enrique Ortegon, GVP North America Commercial Business Unit, Docusign
"Jeff’s unique framework, illustrated through moving stories, shows us how to move from judgment to authenticity in our relationships, and lights the way to our personal growth.” – Bill George, Former Chair and CEO of Medtronic, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, and bestselling author of True North
“Jeff was articulate, entertaining, informative and an incredibly warm human being… Curiosity is one of the core pillars of innovation that we promote at the Microsoft… and yet we often leave so much unasked and unsaid… Amazing session and an amazing book.”
– John Westworth, Director, Microsoft
“ caused each of us to reflect on how we show up with other people and the changes we can each make to build a more curious, collaborative, and learning-focused culture." — Emma Barnes Brown, Chief People Officer, Agero
“Loved the content. Love the book. One of the best guest speakers I've seen.”
— Audience Feedback
“Transformative…I can develop a new approach for identifying my clients' most significant needs and surfacing their true thoughts and feelings.” — Consultant
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