Dr. Vijay Govindarajan, widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on strategy and innovation, is the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds the highest academic distinction at Dartmouth and was named the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric (GE). He is a globally ranked thinker, having placed third in the latest Thinkers50 ranking, ahead of Jim Collins and Michael Porter.
His work is foundational to modern strategic thinking. He co-authored the Harvard Business Review article that pioneered the concept of Reverse Innovation—innovation adopted first in the developing world—which HBR recognized as one of the "Great Moments in Management in the Last Century." He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Reverse Innovation and a two-time winner of the McKinsey Award for the best article in HBR. His research has been recognized by The Economist as a "Rising Super Star" and by BusinessWeek as one of the "Top Ten Business School Professor[s]" in corporate executive education.
Govindarajan's research and consulting impact extends to over 25% of the Fortune 500 firms, with clients including Boeing, Coca-Cola, FedEx, J&J, and Walmart. His academic background is distinguished, with faculty tenures at Harvard Business School, INSEAD (Fontainebleau), and the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad). This unique combination of high-level academic rigor and Fortune 500 implementation expertise defines his global authority.
As an internationally acclaimed speaker, he has delivered talks at the BusinessWeek CEO Forum, TED, and the World Economic Forum at Davos. His presentations provide Fortune 500-level insights, challenging leaders to deepen and integrate their thinking about strategy and execution. He equips audiences with the strategic vision necessary to leverage innovation emerging from developing nations and build a truly global, adaptive organization.
