Greg McKeown is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his New York Times bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. McKeown is the founder and CEO of THIS, a leadership and strategy agency. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Economist. He has also been a guest lecturer at Stanford University, Harvard Business School, and the London Business School. McKeown is passionate about helping people and organizations achieve success by focusing on what is essential. He believes that by focusing on the essential, we can achieve greater clarity, purpose, and impact.