Pascal helps leaders build organizations that strengthen under stress. Over nearly three decades in technology, he’s led transformations at eBay, Mozilla, and Google.org, and now teaches the frameworks that turn volatility into competitive advantage.
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Co-Founder at radical, former eBay & Mozilla exec, and Google.org Principal. Author of “OUTLEARN: The Art of Learning Faster Than the World Can Change” and “Disrupt Disruption.” Founder of GYSHIDO and The Women’s Impact Alliance.
Short Bio (Stage Introductions – 75 words)
Pascal Finette is Co-Founder of radical, where he helps leaders build organizations that strengthen under stress. His career spans founding eBay’s Platform Solutions Group in Europe, leading Mozilla’s Open Innovation Lab, and investing in social impact as Principal at Google.org. He’s the bestselling author of “Disrupt Disruption” and the new book “OUTLEARN.” He also founded GYSHIDO, a global productivity movement. He teaches masterclasses at leading business schools worldwide.
Medium Bio (Program Books – 150 words)
Pascal Finette is the Co-Founder of radical, a boutique advisory firm that helps leaders build organizations that strengthen under stress and turn volatility into competitive advantage. Over nearly three decades in technology, Pascal has led transformations at era-defining companies including eBay, Mozilla, and Google.org.
At eBay, he founded the Platform Solutions Group in Europe. At Mozilla, he led the Open Innovation Lab and Office of the Chair. As Principal at Google.org, he invested in social impact organizations globally. He also served as faculty chair for entrepreneurship at Singularity University.
Pascal is the bestselling author of “Disrupt Disruption: How to Decode the Future, Disrupt Your Industry, and Transform Your Business” and the new book “OUTLEARN: The Art of Learning Faster Than the World Can Change” – a practical operating system for building organizations that get stronger under stress. He founded GYSHIDO, a global productivity movement, and co-founded The Women’s Impact Alliance.
Called a “prophet” by Germany’s ARD television and named one of the top 100 Internet influencers by Wirtschaftswoche, Pascal brings refreshing honesty and zero tolerance for BS to helping leaders navigate uncertainty.
He teaches masterclasses at leading business schools worldwide.
Long Bio (Website/Press Kit – 300 words)
Pascal Finette is the Co-Founder of radical, where he helps leaders build organizations that don’t just withstand volatility – they strengthen from it. Drawing on nearly three decades at the forefront of technology, Pascal helps executives turn continuous disruption into competitive advantage.
Pascal’s career spans founding eBay’s Platform Solutions Group in Europe, where he scaled platform partnerships across the continent; leading Mozilla’s Open Innovation Lab and serving as head of the Office of the Chair, where he pioneered open innovation approaches; and investing in social impact organizations globally as Principal at Google.org. He also served as faculty chair for entrepreneurship and open innovation at Singularity University, where he taught thousands of leaders from around the world.
He is the bestselling author of “Disrupt Disruption: How to Decode the Future, Disrupt Your Industry, and Transform Your Business,” which challenges conventional wisdom on disruption and provides a practical framework for navigating industry shifts. His new book, “OUTLEARN: The Art of Learning Faster Than the World Can Change,” is a practical operating system for building organizations that get stronger under stress – short on purpose, with Monday-morning actions in every chapter.
Pascal founded GYSHIDO, a global productivity movement built on a simple premise: stop talking, start doing. He is also the co-founder of The Women’s Impact Alliance, a nonprofit focused on advancing women leaders in social and environmental change. He authored “The Heretic: Daily Therapeutics for Entrepreneurs,” offering raw insights for the entrepreneurial journey.
Called a “prophet” by Germany’s leading television station ARD, featured in a primetime documentary about Silicon Valley, on the cover of Brazil’s leading business magazine Epoca Negócios, and voted one of the top 100 Internet influencers by Wirtschaftswoche, Pascal has established himself as a sought-after speaker and uniquely perceptive communicator.
He teaches masterclasses at leading business schools worldwide. Pascal brings refreshing honesty and zero tolerance for bullshit to everything he does.
Speaker Introduction Script (What the MC reads – 60 seconds)
Our next speaker has spent nearly three decades at the forefront of technology and transformation – founding eBay’s European platform division, leading Mozilla’s innovation lab, and investing in social impact as a Principal at Google.org.
But what makes Pascal Finette truly unique is his ability to translate all of that experience into frameworks you can actually use. He’s the bestselling author of “Disrupt Disruption” and his new book “OUTLEARN” provides the operating system for building organizations that strengthen under stress – not just survive it.
Called a “prophet” by Germany’s leading television network and named one of the top 100 Internet influencers by Wirtschaftswoche, Pascal brings refreshing honesty and zero tolerance for BS to helping leaders turn volatility into competitive advantage.
He teaches masterclasses at leading business schools worldwide. He founded the global productivity movement GYSHIDO and co-founded The Women’s Impact Alliance.
And here’s something you won’t find on his LinkedIn: Pascal taught Pilates to two Olympic marathoners from Team USA. Because when you’re building organizational muscle, it helps to understand the real thing.
Today, as Co-Founder of radical, Pascal helps leaders build what he calls “organizational muscle” – the capacity to gain from disorder while competitors scramble for stability.
Please join me in welcoming Pascal Finette.
OUTLEARN: The Art of Learning Faster Than the World Can Change (2026) A practical operating system for building organizations that get stronger under stress.
Disrupt Disruption: How to Decode the Future, Disrupt Your Industry, and Transform Your Business (2023) Bestseller challenging conventional wisdom on disruption with practical frameworks from 300+ interviews.
GYSHIDO: The Art of Getting Your S#!% Done (2025) You know what to do. You’re just not doing it. Twenty-one battle-tested principles across three domains, distilled from 30+ years in the trenches at Google, eBay, and Mozilla.
The Heretic: Daily Therapeutics for Entrepreneurs Raw insights and hard truths for the entrepreneurial journey.
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