# Dan Pontefract

> Award-winning leadership strategist, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and author of six books on leadership, purpose, and the future of work — including The Future of Work Is Grey (2026), on the untapped value of age in the workforce.

Dan Pontefract is a Canadian leadership and culture strategist with 20+ years of senior executive experience (Chief Envisioner and Chief Learning Officer at TELUS; head of learning at SAP/Business Objects). He has delivered 1,000+ keynotes and workshops across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, spoken at five TEDx events, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria Gustavson School of Business. He writes for Forbes and Harvard Business Review.

## Services
- [Keynote Speaker](https://www.danpontefract.com/keynote-speaker-2/): tailored keynotes on leadership, the ageing workforce, purpose, culture, thinking, and the future of work
- [Workshops](https://www.danpontefract.com/workshops-2/): hands-on, interactive facilitation for leaders and teams
- [Consulting and Strategic Planning](https://www.danpontefract.com/strategic-planning/)
- [Retainers](https://www.danpontefract.com/retainers/)
- [Book Dan](https://www.danpontefract.com/contact/)

## Books
- [The Future of Work Is Grey](https://www.danpontefract.com/the-future-of-work-is-grey/) (2026): the untapped value of age in the workforce
- [Work-Life Bloom](https://www.danpontefract.com/work-life-bloom/) (2023): Thinkers50 Top New Management Book; Axiom Gold Medal
- [Lead. Care. Win.](https://www.danpontefract.com/lead-care-win/) (2020): Nautilus Silver Medal
- [Open to Think](https://www.danpontefract.com/open-to-think/) (2018): getAbstract International Book of the Year
- [The Purpose Effect](https://www.danpontefract.com/the-purpose-effect/) (2016)
- [Flat Army](https://www.danpontefract.com/flat-army/) (2013)

## Free Resources
- [Free Stuff](https://www.danpontefract.com/free-stuff/): free assessments (Age Awareness personal and organizational; Work-Life Bloom personal), the opening chapter of The Future of Work Is Grey, and the Pontefractions newsletter
- [Leadership NOW podcast](https://www.danpontefract.com/podcast/)
- [Blog](https://www.danpontefract.com/blog/)

## Contact
- Email: speak@danpontefract.com
- Booking: https://www.danpontefract.com/contact/
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/danpontefract