mastermind

Plural: masterminds

Noun

• someone who creates new things
• someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
• A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to their peers.
• A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.

Verb

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
  • "he masterminded the robbery"
• To act in the role of mastermind.

Synonyms

brain, brainiac, conceiver, direct, Einstein, engineer, genius, orchestrate, organise, organize, originator