Mats Terwiesch is the Andrew M. Heller Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, in the Operations, Information and Decisions department. He is a globally recognized expert in innovation management, operations strategy, and product development. Co-author of the influential books 'Innovation Tournaments' and 'Connected Strategy,' which have shaped how organizations approach innovation and customer relationships. Professor Terwiesch is also a highly-regarded educator, teaching courses to MBA students and executives, and co-directs Wharton's Mack Institute for Innovation Management. His research and teaching focus on analyzing and improving business processes, with a particular emphasis on innovation. He frequently consults with leading global companies on these topics, helping them build capabilities for sustained growth and operational excellence.
Mats Terwiesch's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:
Authored the influential book 'Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities' (Harvard Business Press, 2009) with Karl Ulrich, providing a systematic framework for generating, identifying, and developing breakthrough ideas.
Co-authored the groundbreaking book 'Connected Strategy: Building Continuous Customer Relationships for Competitive Advantage' (Harvard Business Review Press, 2019) with Nicolaj Siggelkow, detailing how companies can create sustained competitive advantage by building deeper customer relationships through technology.
Holds a prestigious endowed professorship at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a world-leading business institution, where he teaches and conducts research in operations and innovation.
Serves as a co-director of Wharton's Mack Institute for Innovation Management, fostering research, dialogue, and education on managing innovation within established firms and entrepreneurial ventures.
Published numerous influential academic articles in leading journals such as Management Science, Organization Science, and Harvard Business Review, significantly contributing to the fields of operations management and innovation.
Recognized multiple times for his outstanding contributions to teaching at both the MBA and Executive Education levels at the Wharton School, demonstrating his impact on future and current business leaders.
Y Combinator - Year 2024
Bates College - Year 2014
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