Derrick Bransby is a doctoral candidate at Harvard Business School. His research seeks to understand how organizations create environments that spur collaboration and creative thinking. In current projects, he examines conditions that promote and constrain  risk taking, especially related to learning and creative problem-solving. His work spans multiple settings and industries, including concert touring and live event production, health care delivery, and pharmaceutical research and development. 

Before enrolling at Harvard, Derrick earned an MBA from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He brings more than eight years of professional consulting experience to his work.