Dr. Henry Chesbrough is the widely known visionary who created the theory and coined the term Open Innovation. His insights into invention implementation have restructured the world of research and development (R&D) and paved the way for future research in the field of open model innovation. Currently working on his next book on the theme of open innovation and the service economy, Chesbrough’s work on open model innovation is paving the way for new industries, facilitating new strategies from global corporations to start-ups and future research. A distinguished and gifted speaker, his unique background as both a practitioner and researcher allows him to engage his audience as he explores new landscapes of business development and innovation strategy.
Dr. Chesbrough is Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Open Innovation at the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley, where his extensive research led to his groundbreaking first book, “Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology” (Harvard Business School Press, 2003). This book articulates a new standard for organizing and managing R&D and explains how companies must access external and internal technologies, and take them to market using internal and external paths. Praised as “Best Business Book” by Strategy & Business magazine and the best book on innovation by NPR’s All Things Considered, it has become the essential go-to book for anyone interested in exploring the logic of open innovation. Chesbrough was named one of the top 50 technology and business leaders by Scientific American magazine for his research contributions in the area of industrial innovation.
His most recent book, “Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape” (Harvard Business Press, 2006), expands on his analysis of innovation to business models, intellectual property management, markets for innovation, and offers valuable case studies on companies who center their business model on innovation and IP. This indispensable book was hailed as one of the top ten books on innovation by BusinessWeek.
A prolific academic author, Chesbrough’s scholarly work has appeared in top-tier publications, including Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Research Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Research-Technology Management, Business History Review, and the Journal of Evolutionary Economics. He has published more than 20 case studies on companies in the information technology and life sciences sectors, available through Harvard Business Press. He contributes a monthly column on innovation to BusinessWeek.com, and is a member of the Editorial Boards of Research Policy and the California Management Review.
Prior to his career in academia, Chesbrough spent ten years in various production planning and strategic marketing positions in Silicon Valley companies. He worked seven of those years at Quantum Corporation, a leading hard disk drive manufacturer and a Fortune 500 company.
Before founding the Center for Open Innovation, he was an assistant professor of business administration, and the Class of 1961 Fellow at the Harvard Business School. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.B.A from Stanford University, and a B.A from Yale University, summa cum laude.
Articles:
- “Innovation and Services”, The Globe and Mail, April 13, 2010
Books:
- "Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology”, Harvard Business School Press, 2003
- "Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape” , Harvard Business Press, 2006
