In addition to being a New York Times Bestselling Author, an internationally recognized keynote speaker, and Founder of Referral Institute®, the world’s leading referral training company, Dr. Ivan Misner is also the Founder of BNI®, the world’s largest business networking organization.

Founded in 1985, BNI has over 5,800 chapters throughout every populated continent in the world and last year alone, BNI generated 6.2 million referrals resulting in $2.6 billion dollars worth of business for its members.

Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by CNN and the “Networking Guru” by Entrepreneur magazine, Dr. Misner is considered one of the world’s leading experts on business networking and each year he is asked to do between 100 and 200 interviews. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times, as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, CNBC, and the BBC in London.

He has written thirteen books on business networking, including his latest #1 bestseller, Networking Like a Pro, and some of his books have been translated into at least eighteen languages around the world.

As a sought after speaker, Dr. Misner gives an average of 150 presentations each year worldwide and has spoken in more than twenty countries for major corporations and associations, some of which include: Entrepreneur magazine, New York Life, ActionCOACH, Send Out Cards, NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers), ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents), and Minuteman Press.

Having taught business management and social capital courses at several universities throughout the United States, Dr. Misner now sits on the Board of Trustees for the University of La Verne. And, as the Founder of the BNI-Misner Charitable Foundation, he was recently named “Humanitarian of the Year” by a Southern California newspaper. He lives in Claremont, CA with his wife Elisabeth and their three children and in his spare time (!!!) he is also an amateur magician and a black belt in karate.