Ross Thornley

Author, Speaker and Podcast Host. Co-Founder & CEO, AQai - Adaptability Assessments & Coaching

Entrepreneur and 'AQ' Pioneer. Author of Moonshot Innovation & AQ Decoded. Ross’s work is opening up new frontiers in HrTech and EdTech. Leveraging conversational AI and predictive analytics his company’s platform enables people, teams and organisations to successfully navigate accelerating change. His ability to contextualise diverse and complex subjects, inspire and engage audiences makes him a highly sought after international speaker. (Wall Street Journal 2020)

Singularity University EP graduate, Abundance 360 and Strategic Coach Freezone Frontier member. Purpose-driven, experimental, relentlessly curious and open-minded. An inquisitive and tenacious learner, driving inspiring visions for an abundant future. Leveraging exponential technologies to unite, inspire and accelerate the best of all humanity.

Ross loves building deep, meaningful and collaborative relationships. Leveraging his unique ability; to identify opportunities, articulate them in inspiring ways and motivate teams to solve grand challenges, underpinned the growth and success of his brand and marketing agency. He founded RT in 2000, employing nearly 100 amazing people over the 17 years before a successful exit in 2017. 

He’s experimental, informed and open. An inquisitive and tenacious learner, sharing inspiring visions for a better future. Deeply excited and committed to ensure no-one is left behind in the fastest period of change we have ever seen… This is why, along with his co-founder Mike Raven, he launched an EdTech platform. www.AQai.io    

AQai, are building an AI powered AQ* assessment and personalised coaching platform to help people, teams and organisations thrive in an increasingly uncertain world.  We are living in exponential times, a time which requires a new operating system for the accelerated pace of change. 

*AQ – Adaptability Quotient