Karim Harbott
Co-Founder, Non Executive Director
Karim is a leadership and business agility expert, entrepreneur, author, non-executive director, and international keynote speaker. He has 20 years’ experience in digital product development, and over a decade of experience helping organisations with business agility, working with some of the most complex organisations anywhere in the world.
Karim’s work involves advising on business agility, agile at scale, leadership development, culture change, strategy and innovation. He has held several senior roles in the agile and innovation space including Head of Scaled Agile at global strategy consultancy McKinsey & Co where he led the development of their global agile transformation strategy.
In 2016, Karim co-founded Agile Centre, a leading training and consulting organisation based in London, UK. In 2020, he co-founded the Business Agility Academy, the leading international business agility certification body. He is the creator of the Business Agility Canvas, a widely-used strategic tool for driving agile transformations. He also served as a non executive director at the Scrum Alliance, and is the author of the best-selling book The 6 Enablers of Business Agility: How to Thrive in an Uncertain World
Karim holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Southampton, a master's degree from HEC Paris, and a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors. He is also an ICF Professional Certified Coach® (PCC) and Certified LeadershipAgility® 360 Coach.
