Hitendra Wadhwa

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Hitendra Wadhwa
Born
Hitendra Kumar Wadhwa

(1967-01-25) January 25, 1967 (age 57)
Chandigarh, India
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSt. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (A.B., Honors in Mathematics)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (MBA,PhD, Management Science)
Occupation(s)Businessman, educator
Years active2004–present
Websitewww.hitendra.com
www.mentora.institute

Hitendra Wadhwa (born January 25, 1967) is an Indian-American businessman and educator. Wadhwa is currently a professor at Columbia Business School.[1] He is the founder of the Mentora Institute.[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Wadhwa was born in Chandigarh, India, to Puran Chand Wadhwa and Nirmal (née Sarup).

Wadhwa received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi in 1988. He then received an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. from in management science from Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by 1996. Wadhwa’s doctoral research focused on optimizing price decisions for retail products with seasonal demand patterns.[3]

Career[edit]

Wadhwa became a consultant at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, in 1996.[4] In 1999, after raising $10 million in venture capital, he founded Paramark,[5] a marketing optimization technology startup in Silicon Valley. The company was acquired by NewWorldIQ in 2002.[6] Wadhwa also founded a consulting firm, Delphinity, in 2002, which through a series of mergers became the Mentora Institute.[7]

Wadhwa first began teaching as a PhD. student at MIT in the 1990s. From 2004-2006, he served as an Adjunct Professor in Marketing at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Wadhwa became a professor at Columbia Business School in 2006.[8][9][10] In 2007, Wadhwa oversaw Columbia Business School’s alliance with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Mentora Institute[edit]

In 2011, Wadhwa launched the Mentora Institute to provide in-person and online leadership training and coaching for corporate executives.[11] Teachings at the Mentora Institute are largely based on Wadhwa’s “Inner Mastery, Outer Impact” model originally developed at Columbia Business School.[12][13] Wadhwa and the Mentora Institute launched the Mentora Foundation in 2021.

Publications[edit]

Wadhwa's book, Inner Mastery, Outer Impact was released on June 7, 2022.[14][15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Church of B-school at Fortune; by Shelly Dubois; published September 14, 2011; retrieved November 13, 2021
  2. ^ Is This The Answer To Diversity And Inclusion? at Forbes; by Kim Elsesser; published January 28, 2019; retrieved January 28, 2021
  3. ^ Jamsetji Tata, India's Industrial Master at Investor's Business Daily; by Doug Tsuruoka; published November 15, 2011; retrieved November 28, 2021
  4. ^ Can One Man Save American Business? at Psychology Today; by Dorian Roiston; published July 2, 2013; retrieved November 13, 2021
  5. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg News. 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ NEWWORLDIQ ACQUIRES PARAMARK at AdAge; published October 7, 2002; retrieved November 13, 2021
  7. ^ Who am I, really?: Hitendra Wadhwa at TEDxCooperUnion at TEDX Talks; published June 18, 2012; retrieved November 28, 2021
  8. ^ Columbia Business School Directory at Columbia University; retrieved November 13, 2021
  9. ^ President Trump's White House: chaos or effective leadership? at MPR News; by Kerri Miller; published March 7, 2018; retrieved November 28, 2021
  10. ^ An Open Letter to America at Columbia Business School; publishedJuly 8, 2020; retrieved November 28, 2021
  11. ^ Yoga Meets The Boardroom at Yoga City NYC; by Alex Phelan; retrieved November 28, 2021
  12. ^ BOOTSTRAPPING DR. DILEEP RAO, CYBERSECURITY EXPERT CHRIS MOSCHOVITIS AND PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DR. HITENDRA WADHWA at SFS Radio; by James Beach; published July 18, 2018; retrieved November 13, 2021
  13. ^ Keeping the Stupid Out of Your Life at Booz & Company; by Susan. Cramm; published September 4, 2013; retrieved November 13, 2021
  14. ^ Inner Mastery, Outer Impact: How Your Five Core Energies Hold the Key to Success at Publishers Weekly; retrieved June 27, 2022
  15. ^ Small Actions Make Great Leaders at Harvard Business Review; published June 22, 2022; retrieved June 27, 2022
  16. ^ 298: Professor Hitendra Wadhwa on Inner Mastery, Outer Impact at Feeling Good; by Dr. Burns; published June 27, 2022; retrieved June 27, 2022

External links[edit]

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