Jonathan Vehar

Jonathan Vehar: Profile

Some of the organizations to benefit from his training and facilitation include: Cadbury-Schweppes; Centocor; Disney; GE; Johnson & Johnson; Kraft; Pfizer; Wrigley; the Federal Executive Institute, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Navy plus various business schools around the country. As a speaker and seminar leader, Jonathan has presented innovation programs to tens of thousands of people, primarily in The Americas.

Jonathan is an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University, the Center for Studies in Creativity at the State University of New York, Ithaca College and the Creative Problem Solving Institute. He is a regular presenter at the Innovation Network Convergence, and was co-chair of Convergence in 2004 and 2006, and emceed in 2004 plus 2006-2009. Formerly the Director of Training and Consulting for the Creative Education Foundation, prior to that he worked in advertising and marketing for Leo Burnett and Lintas:USA, among other agencies. He holds a Master’s Degree in Creativity and Change Leadership from the State University of New York.

Jonathan has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Investor’s Business Daily, Entrepreneur, and Road & Track, and is the author of many articles, videotapes and training manuals about creative thinking. His latest book, co-authored with Bob Eckert, is entitled, More Lightning, Less Thunder: How to Energize Innovation Teams.