Vikas Joshi

Vikas Joshi
Born1 October 1963
India
NationalityIndian

Vikas Joshi is an Indian businessman, who founded the technology company Harbinger Group in 1990.[1]

Education

Joshi holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and IIT, Bombay. His doctoral research in entrepreneurship investigates the co-evolution of technology firms and founders. American Educational Research Association has awarded the top spot for this scholarly work on how entrepreneurs learn and develop.

Awards and recognition

  • 2008: Recognized as e-learning thought leader by TrainingIndustry.com[2]
  • 2009: Featured in the TV program "Swades" on Zee Business, which features entrepreneurs who returned to India and set up successful enterprises[3][4][5]
  • 2012: Conferred with the Distinguished Service Award by IIT Bombay[6]
  • 2013: Recognized in top ten World e-learning movers and shakers in 2013[7]
  • 2017: American Educational Research Association recognized his research [8] in entrepreneurship with 'Dissertation of the Year 2017' award

References

  1. ^ Joshi, Vikas. "Interview with Vikas Joshi – CEO of Harbinger, Pune-based e-learning products company". www.harbingergroup.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Pune techie earns 'Thought Leader' recognition". One India News. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 1". ZEE Business. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Vikas Joshi's Interview on Zee Business - Part 2". ZEE Business. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 3". ZEE Business. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Distinguished Service Awardees". Alumni - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. IIT Bombay.
  7. ^ "The fourth, annual, top ten e-learning movers and shakers". 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. ^ Joshi, Vikas Vasudeo (1 January 2016). The coevolution of technology firms and founders (Thesis). UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.