Serguei Netessine

About Serguei Netessine

Serguei Netessine is The Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and Innovation at INSEAD and the Research Director of INSEAD-Wharton alliance. He joined INSEAD in 2010 and previously he was a faculty member at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, which he joined in 2001.

Prof. Netessine received BS/MS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology and, after working for Motorola and Lucent Technologies, he also received MS/Ph.D. degrees in Operations Management from the University of Rochester.

His current research focuses on business model innovation and operational excellence and he worked on these topics with numerous organizations including Federal Aviation Administration (USA), Lockheed Martin, Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s, Rolls Royce, Comcast, Expedia, ABB and US Air Force. Additionally, he serves on advisory boards of multiple startup companies and professor Netessine is also a frequent speaker on innovation at industry events including World Knowledge Forum.

Professor Netessine has been the recipient of several teaching awards for delivering classes to MBA and Executive MBA students at the Wharton School and INSEAD and he frequently teaches in Executive Education Programs. Prolific academic writer, professor Netessine holds senior editorial positions at several leading academic journals and he co-authored dozens of publications in leading management journals including Harvard Business Review.

His work has received extensive media coverage including articles in CIO Magazine, the Economist, Forbes, Multichannel Merchant, New York Times, US News and Strategy & Business. His latest book on Business Model Innovation is forthcoming with Harvard Business Press in 2013 and he regularly blogs about innovation.