Jeff Zias

Jeff Zias is an Innovation Leader specializing in Grassroots Innovation and the building of strong innovation cultures of all sizes. After leading technology groups at Apple, Taligent IBM, and select Silicon Valley startups, Jeff has led Grassroots innovation across Intuit Inc. He has been instrumental in evolving Intuit into a grassroots-innovation-based growth machine (Intuit recently added over $150M in revenue derived from grassroots initiatives). A graduate of U.C. Berkeley and Santa Clara University, Jeff took his Mathematics, Computer Science, and Business School background, combined it with deep experience at Silicon Valley companies, and has created a unique viewpoint on how to generate amazing innovation results (see The Innovation Animals). Jeff is the proud father of 3 outstanding children currently making their way through college, and husband to Elizabeth Zias (SF-area Pediatric Occupation Therapist).