Mike Verti

Mike Verti is an instructor and practitioner of the art of innovation. He has a passion for R&D strategy and 20 years of experience in industry consulting focused on delivering solutions, from ideas to commercialization. At Kennametal Inc., Mike was responsible for cultivating adjacent and white space R&D opportunities as a key member of the Innovation Ventures Group. He led product development at New Pig Corporation and introduced human-centered design and lean-startup approaches to new product development. Recently, Mike has worked at both Deloitte Consulting and Accenture to help organizations improve their innovation effectiveness and more successfully bring new solutions to market. Mike holds multiple patents and has published several peer-reviewed papers on innovation. He holds an MBA from Penn State University and a BS in chemistry from UC Berkeley.