Francisco Palao is a renowned entrepreneur, mentor, and author with a mission to empower individuals and organizations to make a lasting, positive impact. With a portfolio that includes authoring books like “Positive Impact” (2022) and “Exponential Transformation” (2018), Francisco designed the Purpose Launchpad framework and founded the global Purpose Alliance community. As a former CEO of ExO Works and OpenExO, he crafted the ExO Sprint methodology. His entrepreneurial record is underscored by founding and leading startups, such as LeanMonitor and Nativoo, both of which saw successful acquisitions. Honored as a Top Innovator under 35 by MIT’s TR35 award, Francisco possesses a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Granada and an Executive MBA from IE Business School, alongside affiliations with Singularity University and Berkley University.