Meet Amit
Educator
Amit teaches executives and master’s level students about the intersection of leadership, technology, and strategy. Currently Professor of Leadership and Strategy at Hult International Business School, most recently he held the same title at IMD, the Swiss school that is globally renowned for executive education.
He has designed, co-designed and taught many executive education programs for mid-tier to senior executives at companies like FedEx, Nielsen, ConAgra Foods, and Johnson & Johnson. He has delivered keynote addresses at companies like Rio Tinto, GE (APAC), Fletcher Construction (New Zealand), Banpu (Thailand), and for C-level executives with shared interests.
Read about his most recent book Leading in the Digital World and his prior publications.
Creator
For many years, Amit led, co-led or advised multi-organization teams that created major “can’t be done” digital and non-digital outputs in several industries.
His team transformed (1995-1998) Dunkin’ Brands’ business model by inventing equipment, changing food formulation, and developing new operating processes. He envisioned—and his TurboChef team created the prototype of—an early (1999) “Internet of Things” technology for use by consumers and businesses; it would still be viable today.
As the principal outside advisor to a CXO of a global software company, he helped define (2002-2004) the needed functionality for a core Internet technology. In academia, a team he co-led reimagined MBA education for the 21st century (2014) and won a major award for innovation.
Advisor
Amit has advised CEOs and CXOs of range of global companies spanning industries.
These assignments dealt with leadership, and corporate and functional strategies.
Executive
Amit co-led a global consulting company, at Arthur D. Little, the world’s oldest consulting company and was founder and leader of the strategy consulting practice of Forrester Research, a digital technology focused company.
He was the Chief Technology and Strategy Officer of TurboChef Technologies, a small NASDAQ-listed, digital native, hard technology company.
“Just the facts”
Doctorate in Business Administration, Harvard Business School; MBA, Darden School.
Bachelor’s in Engineering (Honors), BITS Pilani.
Lived in five countries on three continents and worked in many more countries around the world.
Leading For Creativity
The hands-on, deep dive work of leading for creativity: Amit, an Arthur D. Little co-Practice Leader, in Dunkin’ test labs (c1996)