Krisztina “Z” Holly

• Adviser
  National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

BSc and MSc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineer, entrepreneur, innovation expert whose passion is creating new organizations and scalable models that turn ideas into maximum impact. Creator of first TEDx event, spawning 6,500 events worldwide. Most recently, Vice-Provost for Innovation, USC. Founding Executive Director, MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, spinning off nine start-ups raising more than US$ 40 million in capital. Co-Founder, computer telephony pioneer Stylus Innovation. Columns in BusinessWeek, Huffington Post, Forbes, CNN, Strategy+Business. Named Champion of Free Enterprise, Forbes (2010). Interests: backcountry skiing, adventure travel, skydiving, mountain biking, shark diving and authentic food.