Rebecca Henderson

At-a-Glance

John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University since 2011
Author of 'Reimagining Capitalism,' published in April 2020
Serves on the boards of Amgen (since 2009), IDEXX Laboratories (since 2003), and Ceres, Inc. (since 2017)
Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research
Fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Holds a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT

Biography

Rebecca Henderson is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University, a position she has held since 2011. Her research focuses on the private sector's role in fostering a more sustainable economy, specifically examining the connections between organizational commitment, innovation, and productivity within high-performance organizations. She teaches the MBA class 'Reimagining Capitalism,' which was also published as a book in April 2020.