Douglas Conant

Background

About Douglas Conant

Doug Conant is the only former Fortune 500 CEO who is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, a Top 50 Leadership Innovator, a Top 100 Leadership Speaker, and was twice-named a top 100 Most Influential Author in the World. He is Founder and CEO of ConantLeadership, former President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, former President of Nabisco Foods, and former Chairman of Avon Products. He has also served on multiple corporate boards including AmerisourceBergen and RHR International. Doug is also Former Chairman and Current Board Member of CECP—Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose—and a member of the board of The Partnership for Public Service. He recently retired as Chairman of The Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance, and retired from the boards of The National Organization on Disability, and Hope College. Previously, he was Chairman of The Conference Board, Chairman of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and Chairman of Enactus. He is the author of two acclaimed leadership books: The Wall Street Journal bestseller, The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights, co-authored with Amy Federman—and the New York Times bestseller, TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments, co-authored with Mette Norgaard. A seasoned instructor, Doug teaches the concepts advanced in The Blueprint in his signature leadership development course, The BLUEPRINT Boot Camp by ConantLeadership. He is also a LinkedIn Learning Instructor whose inaugural course, “Finding Your Leadership Purpose with Doug Conant,” launched in summer 2023. Deeply entrenched in the contemporary leadership conversation as a teacher, advisor, speaker, and mentor, Doug speaks daily to leaders on the front lines of the modern workplace. Among his numerous awards, Doug is the recipient of the Stephen R. Covey Principle-Centered Leader Award and a Top Thought Leader in Trust Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Find him at conantleadership.com, on LinkedIn, and on Twitter at @DougConant.