Global InformationTarun Khanna information
Tarun Khanna | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 55–56)[1] India |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | B.S (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science) Ph.D. (Business Economics) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Author, economic strategist, professor |
| Board member of | AES Corporation SKS Microfinance Aragen Life Sciences TVS Logistics |
| Website | www.tarunkhanna.org |
Tarun Khanna (born; 1968) is an Indian-born American academic, author, and an economic strategist. He is currently the Jorge Paulo Lemann professor at Harvard Business School; where he is a member of the strategy group, and the director of Harvard University’s South Asia initiative since 2010.[2]
He joined the HBS faculty in 1993, after obtaining a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University (1988) and a Ph.D. in business economics from Harvard Business School (1993).[3] His areas of interests include diasporas, economic development, emerging markets, globalization, international business, and strategy.
Khanna has authored several scholarly works, articles and books; with the most notable being, his 2008 book - Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours, and 2010 co-authored book - Winning in Emerging Markets: A Roadmap for Strategy and Execution.
In 2007, he was nominated to be a young global leader (under 40) by the World Economic Forum; and in 2009, elected as a fellow of the Academy of International Business. Khanna also sits on the boards of AES Corporation, SKS Microfinance, Aragen Life Sciences and TVS Logistics.
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