Karan Girotra

Karan Girotra is an Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management and the Paul Dubrule Chaired Professor of Sustainable Development at INSEAD. He is the author of the bestseller the "Risk-Driven Business Model". Karan’s research examines how new business models are disrupting centuries-old ways of doing things while creating game-changing opportunities for business, society, and governments. He collaborates extensively with companies building new business models in the areas of urban living, smart transportation, and e-commerce, helping them develop rigorous research-based solutions.

Karan holds a PhD in Managerial Sciences and Applied Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an AM degree from the Wharton School, and a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Karan has authored numerous highly cited academic articles in top academic journals. This research has won awards by professional societies including the prestigious Wickham Skinner Early Career Research Award. He has also won multiple Best Professor awards for his teaching at INSEAD and was featured in the Poets and Quants 40 under 40 business professors lists.

Karan is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review and a frequent TV and radio guest, having appeared on CNBC, First Business News and many widely-syndicated radio shows. His views on business models, innovation, green transportation, retail and global sourcing have been featured extensively in the business press including the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Economic Times, MIT Sloan Management Review, etc. He has given keynote addresses at the World Knowledge Forum and for corporations such as McKinsey, Johnson and Johnson, Medtronic, ABB, Bayer, among others.

In addition to his academic work, Karan was one of the founders of Terrapass Inc., which the New York Times identified as one of the most noteworthy ideas of 2005.

Karan blogs on INSEAD Knowledge, the Harvard Business Review bloggers network, and is represented by the BrightSight group for speaking engagements. Follow Karan on twitter

RESEARCH AREAS

Green Transportation, Urban Living, Environmental Sustainability, Business Model Innovation, Economic Analysis of New Business Models, Startup Science, Entrepreneurship, New Venture Management, Ideation

TEACHING AREAS

Science and Practice of Startups, Identifying New Business Opportunities, New Business Models, Innovation, Operations Management

INDUSTRY SECTORS

Pharmaceuticals and Health, Retailing