Jacob Allan is a leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and founder of Creative Intelligence Group. His work explores how individuals regain creativity as they progress through their careers and how leaders create the conditions for teams to think clearly, collaborate effectively, and solve the right problems together.
He developed the Space Model and CI Cycle through his work with the University of Sydney Business School, where he contributes to teaching on creativity, leadership, and organisational thinking. These frameworks help organisations navigate complexity by clarifying challenges before moving to solutions.
Jacob holds an MBA from the University of Sydney and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, recognising academic excellence in business education globally.
Before founding Creative Intelligence Group, he held senior commercial leadership roles across national retail and FMCG organisations, leading operating model redesign, strategic execution programs, and cross-functional transformation initiatives.
His approach is also shaped by earlier professional training as an actor, which informs his distinctive methodology in leadership presence, communication, and collaboration. Drawing on performance practice alongside organisational research, he works with leaders to create the environments in which insight, alignment, and momentum emerge.
