Chris Heemskerk

CEO & Founder of The Innovation Alliance

With over a decade of experience at top technology firms like Google and Apple, Chris Heemskerk leads The Innovation Alliance—a global network of tech executives and innovation leaders—sharing his vision for corporate innovation.

“Innovation isn’t a moment of inspiration—it’s a disciplined, repeatable process”

Topics

Building a Culture of Innovation
Operational Excellence Meets Innovation
Design Thinking for Business Impact
Driving Innovation in Large, Complex Organisations
Transforming Teams into Innovation Engines
Bridging Stratefy and Execution in Innovation Initiatives

Languages

He presents in English.

How he presents

Chris is engaging, strategic, and action-oriented. His sessions are interactive, visually clean, and tailored for executive and innovation-focused audiences, blending future trends with actionable strategies.

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In Detail

As former Head of Scaled Acquisitions for Google North America, Chris Heemskerk transformed his unit into a global hub for innovation and operational excellence. This led to his advisory role at Google’s Innovation Lab and a partnership with Harvard Business School, resulting in two published HBS case studies featuring his work. To help organisations innovate consistently, he developed The Innovation Scorecard™—a framework to Committed to lifelong learning, he holds Executive Certifications in Innovation Leadership from Harvard, attended HBS’s High Potential Leadership Program, is certified in Design Thinking by Stanford, and holds an MSc in Marketing from the London School of Business and Finance.