Jeff DeGraff
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Born
1958 (age 66–67)
Jeffrey Thomas DeGraff
1958 (age 66–67)
EducationWestern Michigan University (B.S.)
University of Michigan (M.A.)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D.)
University of Michigan (M.A.)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D.)
OccupationsAcademic, author, speaker, consultant
Yearsactive1985–present
Jeffrey DeGraff | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeffrey Thomas DeGraff 1958 (age 66–67) |
| Education | Western Michigan University (B.S.) University of Michigan (M.A.) University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D.) |
| Occupations | Academic, author, speaker, consultant |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Employer | University of Michigan Ross School of Business |
| Organization(s) | Innovatrium Institute for Innovation Intellectual Edge Alliance |
| Known for | Competing values framework, innovation consulting |
| Notable work | Innovation You (2011) The Innovation Code (2017) The Creative Mindset (2020) The Art of Change (2025) |
| Television | Innovation You (PBS, 2011) |
| Title | Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations |
| Spouse | Staney DeGraff |
| Website | jeffdegraff |
Jeffrey Thomas DeGraff (born 1958) is an American academic, author, speaker, and consultant specializing in organizational innovation and creativity. He is a Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and the founder of Innovatrium, an innovation consulting firm.[1][2]
DeGraff was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3] He earned a B.S. in communication arts and sciences from Western Michigan University in 1980, an M.A. in communication and information studies from the University of Michigan in 1982, and a Ph.D. in educational technology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1985.[4]
