Strategy

Sun Tzu is known as a Chinese military strategist, Taoist philosopher, and general in the 6th century BCE who is widely recognized for his work The Art of War, a treatise on military strategy (also known as The Thirteen Chapters). Whether an individual by the name of `Sun-Tzu’ existed at all has been disputed (in the same way scholars and historians debate

Hamilton Helmer has spent his career as a practicing business strategist. At Helmer & Associates (later Deep Strategy), a strategy consulting firm he founded, he has led over 200 strategy projects with major clients such as Adobe Systems, Agilent Technologies, Coursera, Hewlett-Packard, John Hancock Mutual Life, Mentor Graphics, Netflix, Raychem, and Spotify. Over the last two decades he has also utilized his Strategy concepts as an active equity investor and is currently Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Strategy Capital. Prior to Helmer & Associates he was employed at Bain & Company. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams College. Mr. Helmer’s book 7 Powers was selected by Bloomberg as one of The Best Books of 2017. Mr. Helmer currently teaches Business Strategy in the Economics Department of Stanford University.

Academic known for his theories on economics, business strategy, and social causes. Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School. Founder of The Monitor Group and FSG. Father of the modern strategy field.

Strategic management expert with a background in electrical engineering. Earned Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees from UC Berkeley. Taught at Harvard Business School, Iran Center for Management Studies, and UCLA School of Business. Founding member and former president of the Strategic Management Society.

Renee Mauborgne is The INSEAD Distinguished Fellow and a professor of strategy at INSEAD, one of the world’s top business schools. She is also Co-Director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute.

Educated at Ross School of Business and became a Professor. Moved to France, became a Professor of Strategy and Management at INSEAD. Co-director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute.

Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, and rōnin. Renowned for his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in duels. Founder of the Niten Ichi-ryū style of swordsmanship. Author of The Book of Five Rings and Dokkōdō.

Joan Magretta is a senior associate at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. She is the author of Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy.

Founder @ness_labs • neuroscience of education @kingscollegelon • metacognition & tools for thought • ex @google • public notes @mentalnodes

Fellow and PI, Ergodicity Economics, @LdnMathLab. External Professor, @sfiscience.

Advisor. Angel. ex-Chief Product Officer at Duolingo