Jorrit de Jong is a senior fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He teaches strategic management in executive education programs at the Kennedy School and at universities and business schools in the Netherlands. As a consultant and trainer to large organizations, de Jong develops methods to facilitate innovation and organizational learning. He is cofounder of the Kafka Brigade, an action research organization in Europe that aims to diagnose and remedy excessive bureaucracy. He is also cofounder of Global Faculty, a nonprofit network that connects leading academics with ambitious practitioners in developing countries through leadership labs.
De Jong has lectured and conducted research on innovation, change, and development in Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa. His most recent book is The State of Access: Success and Failure of Democracies to Create Equal Opportunities. His new book on social entrepreneurship and innovation, Becoming an Agent of Change: Strategies and Tactics of Social Innovation, is forthcoming.