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Jan 20, 2012: Krishna G. Palepu, Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for international development at the Harvard Business School, has been named senior advisor for global strategy to Harvard University president Drew Faust. He assumes the new position immediately. "Professor Palepu brings a global background and perspective to his research and teaching at the business school and he played a key role in the work of the university-wide International Strategy Working Group convened last year to consider how to strengthen Harvard's international approach at the institutional level," Faust said in a statement.Palepu, he added, "will be a critical contributor to the ongoing development of our global strategy.""Harvard has among the world's strongest platforms for global teaching and research, built on deep regional and domain knowledge and the entrepreneurial energy of our faculty, students and staff," Palepu said in a statement."I look forward to working with (Faust) to craft a more coordinated and strategic approach to Harvard's international engagement, supporting the expertise and ambition of our community."A top expert on global business strategy, Palepu has taught at HBS since 1983. With colleague Tarun Khanna, he recently co-authored "Winning in Emerging Markets: A Road Map for Strategy and Execution," which explores challenges for multinational firms in emerging markets. Palepu teaches related courses in the MBA and executive education programs.
Harvard Business School dean Nitin Nohria said Palepu "has been one of the business school's most sophisticated, eloquent, and persuasive voices for a thoughtful strategy of global engagement. "He has substantively reshaped how we think about leadership in a global century, with tremendous benefit for how we do research, how we teach, and how we learn."Besides working with the International Strategy Working Group, Palepu will help develop a more coordinated approach to international fundraising and engage Harvard alumni living abroad.
The Indian American academic has a Ph.D. in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master's degree in physics from Andhra University and has done postgraduate work at the Indian Institute of Management in Kolkata.
