Vijay Govindarajan

Coxe Distinguished Professor of Management

ABOUT

Vijay Govindarajan (‘VG’) is a distinguished academic, author, consultant, and speaker, and one of the world’s foremost experts on strategy and innovation.

VG is the Coxe Distinguished Professor at Tuck School of Business, a Dartmouth-wide chair and the highest distinction awarded to Dartmouth faculty. He is a former Marvin Bower Fellow at Harvard Business School, a Faculty Partner in the Silicon Valley incubator Mach49, and a Senior Advisor at the strategy consulting firm Acropolis Advisors.

The author of 15 influential books, VG has worked with the CEOs and top management teams at more than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies, including Coca-Cola, Deere, J.P. Morgan Chase, Microsoft, P&G, and Wal-Mart. He was the first Professor in Residence and Chief Innovation Consultant at General Electric and has delivered keynote addresses at many leading conferences, including the BusinessWeek CEO Forum, HSM World Business Forum, and the World Economic Forum at Davos.

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Highlights

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What Custom GPTs Unlock for Higher Ed  //

3 Value-Driving Generative AI Use Cases for Universities

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How Should Companies Prepare for Debt-Ceilings Standoffs  //

Since a major realignment of the U.S.’s two-party political system is unlikely, we can expect partisan conflict and the subsequent debt-ceiling standoffs to continue for the foreseeable future. Corporate managers must not regard debt-ceiling crises as just political gimmicks, as they repeatedly and predictably affect firm profitability, growth prospects, and uncertainty. Managers must proactively gather information..
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Education

  • DBA, Harvard University, 1978
  • MBA, Harvard University, 1976
  • BC, Annamalai University, 1969