David Nour

David Nour
International Speaker & Best-Selling Author
Chief Executive Officer
The Nour Group, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

David Nour is a social enterprise strategist and the thought leader on Relationship Economics® - the quantifiable value of business relationships.  Over the years, he has become a senior management advisor, an international speakers and best-selling author.  In a global economy that is becoming increasingly disconnected, The Nour Group, Inc. has attracted consulting clients such as KPMG, Siemens, Disney, Gen Re, HP, and over 100 marquee organizations in driving unprecedented growth through unique return on their strategic relationships.  Mr. Nour has pioneered the phenomenon that relationships are the greatest off balance sheet asset any organization possesses, large and small, public and private.

He annually delivers 50 global keynotes at leading industry association conferences, corporate meetings, and academic forums.  He is often a guest lecturer at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and Georgia Tech’s College of Management. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), American Management Association (AMA), Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) and the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF).

Mr. Nour’s unique perspective and independent insights on Relationship Economics® have been featured in a variety of prominent blogs and publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, FastCompany, Knowledge@Wharton, Associations Now, Entrepreneur and Success magazine.  He is the author of several books including the best selling Relationship Economics (Wiley), ConnectAbility (McGraw-Hill), The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Raising Capital (Praeger) and the newly released Return on Impact – Leadership Strategies for the Age of Connected Relationships (ASAE, 2012).

An Eagle Scout himself, Mr. Nour is passionate about youth with his foundation’s support of the Centennial Scouting movement, Junior Achievement, One Voice – aiming to create peace in the Middle East, and the High Tech Ministries.  Native of Iran, he came to the U.S. with a suitcase, $100, limited family ties and no fluency in English.  Mr. Nour earned an Executive MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a BA degree in Management from Georgia State University. Missouri.