Professor C. K. Prahalad

C.K. Prahalad, the Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan specializes in corporate strategy. His books include Multinational Mission: Balancing Local Demands and Global Vision (1987), co-authored with Yves Doz, Competing for the Future (1994), co-authored with Gary Hamel named the Best Selling Business Book of the Year in 1994. The Future of Competition: Co-Creating Unique Value with Customers (2004) (co-authored with Venkatram Ramaswamy), and translated into twelve languages. Business Week described the book as "provocative" and "an important book full of disruptive ideas". The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profit (2004). The book was selected as one of the best books of the year 2004 by The Economist, Fast Company and Amazon.com. His latest book- 'The New Age of Innovation' has just hit the stands and very lucidly explains the concept of driving co-created value through global networks.

Professor Prahalad has been honored for his contributions with a Life Time Achievement Award by the Ross School of Business. He received honorary doctorates from the University of London (Economics), Stevens Institute of Technology (Engineering), University of Abertay, Dundee (Business) and University of Tilberg (Business). He was a member of the UN Blue Ribbon Commission on Private Sector and Development.

A prominent world-class figure, Professor Prahalad was named number one in the Thinkers50 (the most influential thinkers in management alive today) poll conducted by Suntop media and the Times of London. He has consulted with the top management of many of the world's foremost companies. He serves on the Board of Directors of NCR Corporation, Teradata Corporation, Hindustan Unilever Limited and the World Resources Institute. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) a global organization devoted to democratizing entrepreneurship.

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