Colin M. Fisher is one of the foremost experts in the world on group dynamics.

Colin M. Fisher, Ph.D. is a professor, author, speaker, and occasional jazz trumpet player.  He is the author of The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups, published by Avery/Penguin Random House (USA) and Simon & Schuster (UK), which has been translated into ten languages.

His academic research on group dynamics, creativity, improvisation, and leadership has been published in the field’s top academic journals. His work has been featured in prominent media outlets, such as BBC, The Conversation UK, The Daily Mail, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, MSN, Next Big Idea Club, NPR, Psychology Today, Times Radio, and The Times. He is a sought-after keynote speaker for organizations around the world, including governments and Fortune 500 firms.

Colin is an associate professor and Ph.D. Programme Director at University College London's School of Management. He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University, and previously worked as an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Boston University’s School of Management. Prior to his Ph.D. he studied improvisation in the arts at New York University (M.A.) and jazz trumpet at New England Conservatory of Music (B.Mus.). In his prior career as a jazz trumpet player, Colin was a long-time member of the Either/Orchestra, with whom he toured extensively and recorded several critically acclaimed albums.

Originally from Redmond, Washington in the USA, he now lives in Northeast London with his wife and two children. He can sometimes be found performing at jazz jams throughout London