Ram V. Iyer is an MIT-educated engineer, 5-time entrepreneur, former F100 executive and venture capitalist. After early successes and a BIG failure, he sought answers to the question: Why do so many smart and capable professionals underachieve or fail?
His research identified Smartness—real-world capabilities that EVERY BODY can develop and use to turn potential into consistent achievement. Grounded in lived experience and insights from over 1000 professionals, Ram delivers what schools don’t teach but the real-world demands - Smartness. Smartness is the ability to use who you are, what you know, and what you have to make better decisions and take smarter action.
He has been featured in Money and Fortune, and spoken to elite groups globally. He founded The Smartness Institute in Princeton to help people close their Smartness Gap and achieve greater success.