Ram Charan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Named Global Indian of the Year for 2010 by The Economic Times of India.
Works as a Global Business & Leadership Consultant, self-employed since 1978.
Runs Charan Associates, a business management consulting company established in 1981.
Author of over 30 books, including "Execution" (co-authored), which spent over 150 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Helped define and popularize business acumen as an essential leadership characteristic in management.
Serves on the boards of Austin Industries, SSA & Company, and TE Connectivity.
Holds MBA and doctorate degrees from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with high distinction and was a Baker Scholar.

Biography

Ram Charan is an Indian-American business consultant, author, and speaker who has spent over 40 years advising many top companies, CEOs, and corporate boards. Fortune magazine has called him "the most influential consultant alive." He began his business education working in his family's shoe shop in northern India and later earned MBA and doctorate degrees from Harvard Business School, graduating with high distinction and as a Baker Scholar.