Hitendra Wadhwa (born January 25, 1967) is an Indian-American businessman and educator. Wadhwa is currently a professor at Columbia Business School.The Church of B-school at Fortune; by Shelly Dubois; published September 14, 2011; retrieved November 13, 2021 He is the founder of the Mentora Institute.Is This The Answer To Diversity And Inclusion? at Forbes; by Kim Elsesser; published January 28, 2019; retrieved January 28, 2021
Early life and education 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. 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.Jamsetji Tata, India's Industrial Master at Investor's Business Daily; by Doug Tsuruoka; published November 15, 2011; retrieved November 28, 2021
Career Wadhwa became a consultant at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, in 1996.Can One Man Save American Business? at Psychology Today; by Dorian Roiston; published July 2, 2013; retrieved November 13, 2021 In 1999, after raising $10 million in venture capital, he founded Paramark, a marketing optimization technology startup in Silicon Valley. The company was acquired by NewWorldIQ in 2002.NEWWORLDIQ ACQUIRES PARAMARK at AdAge; published October 7, 2002; retrieved November 13, 2021 Wadhwa also founded a consulting firm, Delphinity, in 2002, which through a series of mergers became Mentora Institute.Who am I, really?: Hitendra Wadhwa at TEDxCooperUnion at TEDX Talks; published June 18, 2012; retrieved November 28, 2021
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.Columbia Business School Directory at Columbia University; retrieved November 13, 2021President Trump's White House: chaos or effective leadership? at MPR News; by Kerri Miller; published March 7, 2018; retrieved November 28, 2021An Open Letter to America at Columbia Business School; publishedJuly 8, 2020; retrieved November 28, 2021 In 2007, Wadhwa oversaw Columbia Business School’s alliance with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Mentora Institute In 2011, Wadhwa launched the Mentora Institute to provide in-person and online leadership training and coaching for corporate executives.Yoga Meets The Boardroom at Yoga City NYC; by Alex Phelan; retrieved November 28, 2021 Teachings at the Mentora Institute are largely based on Wadhwa’s “Inner Mastery, Outer Impact” model originally developed at Columbia Business School.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, 2021Keeping the Stupid Out of Your Life at Booz & Company; by Susan. Cramm; published September 4, 2013; retrieved November 13, 2021 Wadhwa and the Mentora Institute launched the Mentora Foundation in 2021.
Publications Wadhwa's book, Inner Mastery, Outer Impact was released on June 7, 2022.Inner Mastery, Outer Impact: How Your Five Core Energies Hold the Key to Success at Publishers Weekly; retrieved June 27, 2022Small Actions Make Great Leaders at Harvard Business Review; published June 22, 2022; retrieved June 27, 2022298: Professor Hitendra Wadhwa on Inner Mastery, Outer Impact at Feeling Good; by Dr. Burns; published June 27, 2022; retrieved June 27, 2022
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