The Thinkers 50 list also include the names of three more management gurus –- Ram Charan at rank 22, Vijay Govindarajan at 23, and Rakesh Khurana at 45.
RAM CHARAN
Born in 1939 in Uttar Pradesh, Ram Charan worked in his family's shoe shop while growing up.
He earned a degree in engineering from Banaras Hindu University and later studied at Harvard Business School, where he was awarded an MBA (1965) and a doctorate (1967).
Before becoming a full-time consultant in 1978, he taught at the Harvard Business School, the Kellogg School of Management, and Boston University.
Charan is the author of various popular books on business, including Boards That Deliver, What The CEO Wants You To Know, Boards At Work, Every Business Is A Growth Business (with Noel Tichy), Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business, Confronting Reality, and Execution (with Larry Bossidy and Charles Burck).
Charan was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2000 and named a Distinguished Fellow in 2005. He is also a director of Austin Industries.
Image: Ram Charan is a highly acclaimed speaker and advisor.
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