ANDREW PEK


Andrew Pek is an internationally recognized executive advisor, entrepreneur and best selling author in the field of creativity, innovation and design thinking. He has coached and educated thousands of students, professionals and top executives throughout the world on how to start-up, grow and transform their business.

Back in 2005 he co-founded DxD Partners Inc, whose mission is to build the power skills of the next generation of entrepreneurs and change agents through pragmatic tools and provocative educational programming. In addition to his award winning books, Pek hosts a popular podcast called Consulting Unplugged a no-nonsense, playing talking conversation with entrepreneurs, entertainers and executives about their secret sauce and related tips for achieving commercial and personal success and ultimately making a difference for their communities or companies. 

Recently, Andrew Pek help secure a $172 million special purpose vehicle acquisition company (SPAC) for a new life sciences investment firm dedicated to helping launch new products for treating chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. Prior to DxD Partners, Andrew Pek served as Head of Global Innovation Effectiveness for Pfizer Consumer Health Care and as a Partner for Accenture Consulting responsible for global change management. 

Andrew and his family live and work in New York.

ANDREW PEK & STREET2IVY

Andrew Pek is an internationally recognized executive advisor, entrepreneur and best selling author in the field of creativity, innovation and design thinking. He has coached and educated thousands of students, professionals and top executives throughout the world on how to start-up, grow and transform their business.

In addition, to helping start up and grow many companies, Andrew regularly teaches at some of the top business and design schools in the world, including The Institute of Design in Chicago, Cornell University and Wharton. It is at Cornell where he met and taught one of their most promising Executive MBA students, Tavares Brewington.

Andrew was very impressed and inspired by Tavares vision to empower youth, especially those in economically disadvantaged situations and provide them with the fundamental business, innovation and collaboration skills to become a successful entrepreneur and leader. Andrew and his team at DxD Partners run the Street2Ivy online academy and are committed to unlocking innovation and human promise.

"For most, people do not advance at the speed at which they are capable. So instead of falling or feeling left behind, we must believe that we can achieve our own vision and life we desire through disciplined learning and action." - Andrew Pek