Edu-leaders

Indian academician Krishna Palepu has been appointed as senior adviser to President of Harvard University. Harvard President Drew Faust announced that Palepu will assume his new position of senior adviser for global strategy immediately. Faust said, ‘‘Palepu will be a critical contributor to the ongoing development of our global strategy.”

Palepu has taught at the Harvard Business School (HBS) for almost three decades. He is professor of business administration and senior associate dean for international development at HBS. He will work closely with the president Faust to help refine and test some operational proposals of the International Strategy Working Group. He will also help develop a more effective and coordinated approach to international fundraising and engage Harvard alumni living abroad.

Palepu said on this occasion, “I look forward to work with President Faust to craft a more coordinated and strategic approach to Harvard’s international engagement, supporting the expertise and ambition of our community.”

Palepu is a leading expert on global business strategy. He recently co-authored Winning in Emerging Markets: A Road Map for Strategy and Execution, which explores strategic issues facing multinational corporations as they expand into emerging markets. Palepu joined the HBS faculty in 1983. He received his doctorate in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.