Navi Radjou
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Navi Radjou is presently the Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business
at Judge Business School
at the University of Cambridge
, where Jaideep Prabhu
is the Director. Navi is also a strategy consultant to leading organizations worldwide on topics related to leadership, innovation and emerging markets.
Prior to Cambridge, Radjou spent ten years in the US, primarily as Vice President at Forrester Research
,a leading US-based technology research and consulting firm. At Forrester, he investigated how globalized innovation — with the rise of India and China as both a source and market for innovations — is driving new market structures and organizational models called "Global Innovation Networks".
During his tenure at Forrester, Navi advised senior executives around the world on technology-enabled best practices to drive collaborative innovation, global supply chain integration, and proactive customer service. At Forrester, Navi published more than a hundred thought-leadership reports on business topics related to innovation and emerging markets. Based on his extensive field research in India Navi published in 2008 a ten-part report series titled "India: The Innovation Giant (Re)Awakens," which explores the innovative business models pioneered by large corporations and grassroots entrepreneurs in India.
Navi has had wide exposure in national and international media, including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, Financial Times, Le Monde, and Nikkei Shimbun. He is a frequent speaker to senior executive groups and has spoken on the topics of innovation and globalization at leading conferences organised by the World Economic Forum
, Council on Foreign Relations
, The Conference Board, TiE
(Indus Entrepreneurs), Milken Institute
, Asia Society
, Harvard University
, and MIT. For several consecutive years, Navi has served on the international panel of judges for The Economist’s Innovation Awards. In addition to regularly writing columns in Bloomberg Businessweek and The Wall Street Journal, Navi also blogs on HarvardBusinessReview.org.
Named by BusinessWeek
as an “expert in corporate innovation,” Navi was also honoured by the Financial Times
, which called his co-authored work on National Innovation Networks — the first-ever ranking of countries by their collaborative aptitude to integrate innovation capabilities across multiple regions — as "ambitious" and "sophisticated". Navi’s latest research on "polycentric innovation" — a new approach that multinationals can use to integrate globally distributed R&D and innovation capabilities — has been featured in The Economist
, The Wall Street Journal
, Global Intelligence for the CIO, and Le Monde
. Similarly, Navi’s concept of "indovation
"—the unique process by which innovations are developed in India to serve a large number of people affordably and sustainably—has been featured in Financial Times and in several conferences organized by Asia Society.
An Indian-born French national, Navi earned his MS degree in information systems from Ecole Centrale Paris
, and also attended the Yale School of Management
.
Centre for India & Global Business
The Centre for India & Global Business was launched in March 2009 as part of the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, England, to support the university’s growing engagement with India...
at Judge Business School
Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School, formerly known as the Judge Institute of Management Studies, is the business school of the University of Cambridge. Established in 1990, the School is a provider of management education and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools. It is...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, where Jaideep Prabhu
Jaideep Prabhu
IntroductionJaideep Prabhu is the Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business and Enterprise and Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He has held positions at Imperial College London, Tilburg University and UCLA, and was an...
is the Director. Navi is also a strategy consultant to leading organizations worldwide on topics related to leadership, innovation and emerging markets.
Prior to Cambridge, Radjou spent ten years in the US, primarily as Vice President at Forrester Research
Forrester Research
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;...
,a leading US-based technology research and consulting firm. At Forrester, he investigated how globalized innovation — with the rise of India and China as both a source and market for innovations — is driving new market structures and organizational models called "Global Innovation Networks".
During his tenure at Forrester, Navi advised senior executives around the world on technology-enabled best practices to drive collaborative innovation, global supply chain integration, and proactive customer service. At Forrester, Navi published more than a hundred thought-leadership reports on business topics related to innovation and emerging markets. Based on his extensive field research in India Navi published in 2008 a ten-part report series titled "India: The Innovation Giant (Re)Awakens," which explores the innovative business models pioneered by large corporations and grassroots entrepreneurs in India.
Navi has had wide exposure in national and international media, including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, Financial Times, Le Monde, and Nikkei Shimbun. He is a frequent speaker to senior executive groups and has spoken on the topics of innovation and globalization at leading conferences organised by the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
, Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
, The Conference Board, TiE
TiE
TiE is a global nonprofit dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. TiE has 54 chapters in 13 countries, with a total membership exceeding 13,000. TiE is most closely affiliated with the South Asian business community, and is recognized as an important networking forum for entrepreneurs and investors...
(Indus Entrepreneurs), Milken Institute
Milken Institute
The Milken Institute is an independent economic think tank based in Santa Monica, California that publishes research and hosts conferences that apply market-based principles and financial innovations to a variety of societal issues in the US and internationally.The mission of the Institute, founded...
, Asia Society
Asia Society
The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. It has several centers in the United States and around the world Hong Kong, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, and Melbourne...
, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and MIT. For several consecutive years, Navi has served on the international panel of judges for The Economist’s Innovation Awards. In addition to regularly writing columns in Bloomberg Businessweek and The Wall Street Journal, Navi also blogs on HarvardBusinessReview.org.
Named by BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
as an “expert in corporate innovation,” Navi was also honoured by the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, which called his co-authored work on National Innovation Networks — the first-ever ranking of countries by their collaborative aptitude to integrate innovation capabilities across multiple regions — as "ambitious" and "sophisticated". Navi’s latest research on "polycentric innovation" — a new approach that multinationals can use to integrate globally distributed R&D and innovation capabilities — has been featured in The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, Global Intelligence for the CIO, and Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
. Similarly, Navi’s concept of "indovation
Indovation
Indovation designates the unique process by which innovations are developed in India to serve a large number of people affordably and sustainably in response to conditions of scarcity and diversity. The individual solutions generated by this process are called indovations...
"—the unique process by which innovations are developed in India to serve a large number of people affordably and sustainably—has been featured in Financial Times and in several conferences organized by Asia Society.
An Indian-born French national, Navi earned his MS degree in information systems from Ecole Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
, and also attended the Yale School of Management
Yale School of Management
The Yale School of Management is the graduate business school of Yale University and is located on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The School offers Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. degree programs. As of January 2011, 454 students were enrolled in its MBA...
.