Modern facilitates one of the largest CHRO communities in the world. It is a perfect place to re-imagine the future of executive collaboration.
Rick Smith has more than 30 years’ experience creating, launching, and leading senior executive communities/companies around the world.
Rick is a serial entrepreneur having started six successful companies, two of which achieved unicorn status. He is the founder of World 50, the leading global senior executive community. He is also the founder of ONYX, a forum for current and former Fortune 500 CEOs, CNEXT, an inclusive leadership development company, G100 NGL, a leadership development business for future F1000 CEOs, Fast Radius, a global digital manufacturing business, and Bionic, an innovation consultancy.
Rick is the national bestselling author of The Leap, The Great Disruption, and The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers. He has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, on ABC, NBC, CNN, and Bloomberg, among others. He is a sought-after professional speaker, including on the main stage of TED.
Rick received an MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BS in Finance from the University of Florida.
