Mr. Pinchot graduated with honors from Harvard University with a degree with an A.B. degree in economics, and studied neurophysiology at Johns Hopkins University.

Gifford Pinchot is the author and co-author of several books. In addition to his best-selling book, INTRAPRENEURING: Why You Don't Have to Leave the Corporation to Become an Entrepreneur, his work includes: Breaking New Ground; The End of Bureaucracy & the Rise of the Intelligent Organization; The Intelligent Organization: Engaging the Talent & Initiative of Everyone in the Workplace and Intrapreneuring in Action: A Handbook for Business Innovation.

Intrapreneuring is published worldwide in fifteen languages. The word “intrapreneur,” was coined by Mr. Pinchot to describe the intra-corporate entrepreneur and is included in the American Heritage Dictionary and Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary.

Pinchot heads Pinchot & Company, a firm that helps companies reduce bureaucratic obstacles and design and implement more effective and sustainable business practices. Its client list includes many of the largest and best-run firms in the United States.

Mr. Pinchot approaches the subject of innovation from personal experience. He started four companies, and has two patents under license. His consulting career began in new product and technology strategy. Prior to forming Pinchot & Company, he founded and led a management consulting company that specializes in innovating solutions to business growth problems.

In addition to his work at Pinchot & Company, Mr. Pinchot served as chairman of Consensus Development a software firm in the Internet security business. In 1998, Mr. Pinchot became CEO of that company, grew the business internally and through acquisition and sold it at above industry multiples to a public company.