Ram Charan

CEO

Addison, Texas, United States59 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • World-renowned business advisor with 40 years of experience.
  • Author of over 30 books with 4 million copies sold.
  • Coached numerous leaders who became CEOs.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic business consultant with a focus on leadership and executive education.

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About

Ram Charan is a world-renowned business advisor, author, and speaker who has spent the past 40 years working with many top companies, CEOs, and boards of our time. Fortune magazine has called him "the most influential consultant alive." Ram is known for cutting through the complexity of running a business in today's ever-changing environment and providing actionable real-world solutions—the kind of advice you can use Monday morning. He began his business education early in his life while working in the family shoe shop in northern India. As a young engineer, his bosses recognized his business talent and encouraged him to develop it. He went on to earn MBA and doctorate degrees from Harvard Business School, where he graduated with high distinction and was a Baker Scholar. Ram shares his business insights through writing and teaching. He has written over 30 books that have sold more than 4 million copies in more than a dozen languages. Three were Wall Street Journal bestsellers, and Execution, co-authored with former Honeywell CEO Larry Bossidy, spent more than 150 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. His work with various companies include Toyota, Bank of America, Key Bank, ICICI Bank, Aditya Birla Group, Novartis, Max Group, Yildiz Holdings, UST Global, Fast Retailing (Uniqlo), Humana and Matrix. He has taught many up-and-coming business leaders through in-house executive education programs and coached dozens of leaders who became CEOs. He received several awards for his teaching, is a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources, and has served on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Corporate Governance.

Experience

59 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
14 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
48 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Self-employed

Global Business & Leadership Consultant

Jan 1978Present · 48 yrs 5 mos

Boston university

Professor

Jan 1976Jan 1978 · 2 yrs

Northwestern university

Assistant Professor

Jan 1973Jan 1976 · 3 yrs

Harvard business school

Assistant Professor

Jan 1967Jan 1973 · 6 yrs · Greater Boston Area

Education

Harvard Business School

Doctorate in Business Administration — Business Policy

Jan 1967Present

Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jan 1963Jan 1965

UNSW

Graduate Diploma — Industrial Engineering

Jan 1963Present

Banaras Hindu University

Bachelor of Science — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 1957Jan 1959

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