Henry Chesbrough is Executive Director of the Center for Open Innovation at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. I teach in the MOT Program at Haas, which is joint with Engineering. Previously, I was an assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. I hold a Ph.D. from UC-Berkeley, an MBA from Stanford University, and a BA from Yale University, summa cum laude. Yes, I am over-educated.

However, I am also experienced. Prior to embarking on an academic career, I spent ten years in various product planning and strategic marketing positions in Silicon Valley companies. I worked for seven of those years at Quantum Corporation, a leading hard disk drive manufacturer and a Fortune 500 company. Previously, I worked at Bain and Company.

My research focuses on managing technology and innovation. My new book, Open Innovation (Harvard Business School Press, 2003), articulates a new paradigm for organizing and managing R&D. This book was named a “Best Business Book of 2003” by Strategy & Business magazine, and the best book on innovation in 2003 on NPR’s All Things Considered. Scientific American magazine named me one of the top 50 technology and business leaders for 2003 in recognition of my research on industrial innovation.

MOT Course(s):

• INNOVATION IN SERVICES AND BUSINESS MODELS
• MANAGING INNOVATION AND CHANGE

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