Natalie Nixon, PhD

Dr. Natalie Nixon is "the creativity whisperer to the C-Suite". As creativity strategist and the CEO of Figure 8 Thinking, she helps companies reimagine what’s possible and essential by applying wonder and rigor to achieve transformative business results. She’s the author of the award-winning The Creativity Leap, is ranked in the 2024 Thinkers50 Radar and Real Leaders named Dr. Nixon one of the top 50 keynote speakers globally. She’s been featured in Forbes, INC and Fast Company.

A hybrid thinker with a background in cultural anthropology, Dr. Nixon worked in the fashion industry for a division of The Limited Brands in global sourcing. She was then a professor for 16 years and the founding director of a strategic design executive MBA program at Thomas Jefferson University.

Dr. Nixon received her BA from Vassar College, and her PhD from the University of Westminster. She’s a lifelong dancer, swimmer and doodler.