Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Best-selling author and expert on innovation

Clayton Christensen is regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on innovation. His research has been applied to national economies, start-up and Fortune 50 companies. He is the best-selling, award-winning author of seven books, including his seminal work “The Innovator’s Dilemma” (1997) which is sold in more than 25 countries and was said to have “deeply influenced” Steve Jobs, as reported in Jobs’ biography by Walter Isaacson.

His book “The Innovator’s Prescription” (2009) examines how to fix our health care system with "disruptive" innovation.  His newest book, “The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators” (2011), identifies the capabilities demonstrated by the best innovators and explains how to master the skills.