Dan Roam

Dan Roam is the author of five international bestselling books on business-visualization and communication clarity. "The Back of the Napkin" was named by Fast Company, The London Times, and BusinessWeek as the 'Creativity Book of the Year.'

Dan is a business leader, entrepreneur, creative director, author, painter, and model-builder. His purpose in life is to make complex things clear by drawing them and to help others do the same.

Dan has helped leaders at Google, Microsoft, Allbirds, Boeing, Gap, IBM, the US Navy, and the Obama White House solve complex problems with simple pictures. Dan and his whiteboard have appeared on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and NPR. Dan's newest book, "The Pop-Up Pitch" will be published by Hachette Public Affairs on Nov. 9.

Dan's "American Health Care on the Back of a Napkin" was voted by Business Week as the world's best presentation of 2009.