Tomas Chamorro

Tomas Chamorro

Decoding the Intersection of AI, Human Behaviour, and Future Leadership

Core Intelligence Domain: Leadership & Organisational Psychology
Location: London & New York | Languages: English, Spanish
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence

Tomas Chamorro is a preeminent authority in business psychology, consumer analytics, and talent management, operating at the critical nexus where human behaviour meets artificial intelligence. As the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, he provides the strategic foresight required by C-suite leaders to identify, develop, and deploy global talent at an unprecedented scale. Concurrently, he advances the frontiers of academic research as a Professor of Business Psychology at University College London (UCL) and Columbia University.

Dr Chamorro-Premuzic’s proprietary frameworks systematically dismantle and reconstruct conventional leadership paradigms. He is internationally celebrated for his rigorous research exposing a systemic flaw in corporate hierarchies: the tendency to conflate confidence with competence. This critical insight into human fallibility formed the foundation of his best-selling book and acclaimed TED Talk, Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (And How Hard Is It for Competent People to Advance?), which radically transformed how global organisations approach talent assessment, diversity, and executive succession planning.

In the current era of generative AI and rapid technological transformation, his advisory scope expands to the safeguarding of human ingenuity. Through his acclaimed framework detailed in I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique, he equips enterprise leaders with a blueprint for navigating the psychological impacts of artificial intelligence. He champions the imperative that as machines become more proficient at executing routine cognitive tasks, organisations must pivot to over-index on intrinsically human traits—such as curiosity, empathy, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence.

As a seasoned entrepreneur, he co-founded Deeper Signals and Meta Profiling, innovative platforms that leverage psychometric data to revolutionise how organisations measure cognitive diversity and predict executive performance. A prolific author of over 10 books and more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers, he remains a cornerstone contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes, shaping the global discourse on the future of work.

Executive Roles & Professional Achievements

• Chief Innovation Officer, ManpowerGroup: Leading global initiatives in talent analytics, workforce trends, and the strategic integration of AI in human capital management.
• Academic Eminence: Professor of Business Psychology at University College London (UCL) and Columbia University, mentoring the next generation of organisational leaders.
• Entrepreneurial Ventures: Co-founder of Deeper Signals and Meta Profiling, pioneering accessible, data-driven psychometric assessments for modern enterprises.
• Prolific Author & Thought Leader: Published over 150 scientific papers and 10 books, including seminal works on leadership, the talent delusion, and the human-AI dynamic.
• Global Media Contributor: Regular commentator on human capital, technological disruption, and leadership for major business publications including HBR, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.

Core Keynote & Masterclass Themes

• The Future of Leadership: Confidence vs. Competence: Unpacking the psychological biases that lead to poor leadership choices and demonstrating how to implement objective, data-driven executive selection frameworks.
• I, Human: Thriving in the Age of AI: Strategic insights on why human traits like emotional intelligence, adaptability, and intellectual humility will become the most valuable currency in an automated workforce.
• The Talent Delusion: Bridging the critical gap between intuition-based hiring and evidence-based talent analytics to unlock true organisational potential and drive high performance.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Done Right: Leveraging advanced psychometrics to systematically strip bias from hiring processes and foster genuine cognitive diversity within the boardroom.
• The Dark Side of Personality: Identifying and mitigating toxic traits in high-performers before they derail team dynamics, psychological safety, and corporate culture.

Key Takeaways

• Gain proprietary frameworks for distinguishing genuine leadership competence from mere confidence, charisma, or arrogance.
• Equip your executive team with the foresight to successfully integrate AI technologies without sacrificing human ingenuity and empathy.
• Transform talent acquisition and retention strategies by moving from gut-feeling decisions to evidence-based behavioural analytics.
• Cultivate robust, cognitively diverse teams capable of navigating the extreme complexities and rapid disruptions of the modern digital economy.