Hitendra Wadhwa
Hitendra Wadhwa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hitendra Kumar Wadhwa January 25, 1967 Chandigarh, India |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (A.B., Honors in Mathematics) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (MBA, PhD, Management Science) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, educator |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | www www |
Hitendra Wadhwa (born January 25, 1967) is an Indian-American businessman and educator. Wadhwa is currently a professor at Columbia Business School.[1] He is the founder of the Mentora Institute.[2]
Early life and education
Wadhwa was born in Chandigarh, India, to Puran Chand Wadhwa and Nirmal (née Sarup).
Wadhwa received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi in 1988. He then received an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in management science from Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by 1996. Wadhwa’s doctoral research focused on optimizing price decisions for retail products with seasonal demand patterns.[3]
Career
Wadhwa became a consultant at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, in 1996.[4] In 1999, after raising $10 million in venture capital, he founded Paramark,[5] a marketing optimization technology startup in Silicon Valley. The company was acquired by NewWorldIQ in 2002.[6] Wadhwa also founded a consulting firm, Delphinity, in 2002, which through a series of mergers became Mentora Institute.[7]
Wadhwa first began teaching as a PhD. student at MIT in the 1990s. From 2004-2006, he served as an adjunct professor in Marketing at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Wadhwa became a professor at Columbia Business School in 2006.[8][9][10] In 2007, Wadhwa oversaw Columbia Business School’s alliance with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Mentora Institute
In 2011, Wadhwa launched the Mentora Institute to provide in-person and online leadership training and coaching for corporate executives.[11] Teachings at the Mentora Institute are largely based on Wadhwa’s “Inner Mastery, Outer Impact” model originally developed at Columbia Business School.[12][13] Wadhwa and the Mentora Institute launched the Mentora Foundation in 2021.
Publications
Wadhwa's book, Inner Mastery, Outer Impact was released on June 7, 2022.[14][15][16]
References
- ^ The Church of B-school at Fortune; by Shelly Dubois; published September 14, 2011; retrieved November 13, 2021
- ^ Is This The Answer To Diversity And Inclusion? at Forbes; by Kim Elsesser; published January 28, 2019; retrieved January 28, 2021
- ^ Jamsetji Tata, India's Industrial Master at Investor's Business Daily; by Doug Tsuruoka; published November 15, 2011; retrieved November 28, 2021
- ^ Can One Man Save American Business? at Psychology Today; by Dorian Roiston; published July 2, 2013; retrieved November 13, 2021
- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg News. 11 June 2023.
- ^ NEWWORLDIQ ACQUIRES PARAMARK at AdAge; published October 7, 2002; retrieved November 13, 2021
- ^ Who am I, really?: Hitendra Wadhwa at TEDxCooperUnion at TEDX Talks; published June 18, 2012; retrieved November 28, 2021
- ^ Columbia Business School Directory at Columbia University; retrieved November 13, 2021
- ^ President Trump's White House: chaos or effective leadership? at MPR News; by Kerri Miller; published March 7, 2018; retrieved November 28, 2021
- ^ An Open Letter to America at Columbia Business School; publishedJuly 8, 2020; retrieved November 28, 2021
- ^ Yoga Meets The Boardroom at Yoga City NYC; by Alex Phelan; retrieved November 28, 2021
- ^ BOOTSTRAPPING DR. DILEEP RAO, CYBERSECURITY EXPERT CHRIS MOSCHOVITIS AND PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DR. HITENDRA WADHWA Archived 2022-12-03 at the Wayback Machine at SFS Radio; by James Beach; published July 18, 2018; retrieved November 13, 2021
- ^ Keeping the Stupid Out of Your Life at Booz & Company; by Susan. Cramm; published September 4, 2013; retrieved November 13, 2021
- ^ Inner Mastery, Outer Impact: How Your Five Core Energies Hold the Key to Success at Publishers Weekly; retrieved June 27, 2022
- ^ Small Actions Make Great Leaders at Harvard Business Review; published June 22, 2022; retrieved June 27, 2022
- ^ 298: Professor Hitendra Wadhwa on Inner Mastery, Outer Impact at Feeling Good; by Dr. Burns; published June 27, 2022; retrieved June 27, 2022