Elliott Parker is founder and CEO of High Alpha Innovation, a venture builder that partners with corporations, universities, and entrepreneurs to co-create startups that solve compelling problems. He built his career in strategy consulting at Innosight, the firm founded by Clayton Christensen, in corporate venturing, and as an entrepreneur bringing new ideas to market. To date, he has launched over 40 venture-backed startups. Elliott earned a B.S. in Finance from BYU and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. 

Elliott is the author of The Illusion of Innovation: Escape “Efficiency” and Capture Radical Progress available everywhere books are sold.

A California native, Elliott takes any opportunity he can to surf. In 2022 he competed in the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim where he placed in the top-ten for his age group. Elliott resides in Carmel, Indiana with his wife, five children, and two Australian Shepherds.