Chris Heemskerk

Chris Heemskerk is the Founder and CEO of The Innovation Alliance, a global network of world-class innovation leaders and technology executives. Previously, he served as Head of Scaled Acquisitions for Google North America.

Heemskerk is recognised internationally as an expert in corporate innovation. He was featured as Google’s innovation advisor in a Harvard Business School case study on the company’s Innovation Lab. He also developed The Innovation Scorecard™ - a hands-on framework designed to make innovation measurable and scalable. A sought-after keynote speaker, he has spoken at prestigious venues such as the United Nations in Rome and the CEO Summit of the Arizona Technology Council.

Heemskerk holds executive credentials from Harvard and Stanford, and a Master of Science from the London School of Business and Finance.