Michael Ventura

Michael Ventura is an entrepreneur and creative director who founded Sub Rosa, a strategy and design practice, in 2009.

His company works with Fortune 500 companies, the UN, and innovative startups.

Ventura serves on various boards and is a visiting lecturer at Princeton and West Point, teaching design thinking and Applied Empathy.

He co-founded a retail store and gallery with his wife and practices eastern and indigenous medicine.

Ventura's book, Applied Empathy, was published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster.

His work focuses on helping leaders and organizations explore, learn, and grow through empathetic approaches.