Book Authors
Hitendra Patel, Ph.D.
Founder & Managing Director, IXL Center
Chair of the Innovation and Growth Program, Hult International Business School
Hitendra is the Founder and Managing Director of IXL Center & Chair of the Innovation and Growth Program at the Hult International Business School. Hitendra was a senior leader and co-founder of Monitor Group’s Innovation Practice and was responsible for Asia and Latin America. Prior to Monitor, he was a senior manager at Arthur D. Little. As a management consultant, he has made lasting impact with all types of companies by helping them identify new engines for growth and develop their own capacity to innovate. Hitendra has also helped and published articles at the national and region level on the topic of economic development in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Singapore, the US and the UK.
Ronald S. Jonash
Director & Senior Partner, IXL Center
Professor of Innovation and Growth, Hult International Business School
Ron is a Senior Partner at IXL Center and at Spinnaker Group (a venture capital firm). He is on the faculty of the Hult International Business School and on the Advisory board of Arthur D. Little Inc. (ADL). He was most recently a senior partner of the Monitor Group where he founded and led their Innovation practice and was founder of IMI (Innovation Management Inc.). For 20 years he was the managing director of the Technology and Innovation Management Practice for Arthur D. Little worldwide. He was also Chief Innovation Officer and served on their Technology Investment Board and Management Education Institute Board.
Tyler McNally
Associate Director & Partner, IXL Center
Tyler is an Associate Director and Partner at IXL Center. He is responsible for project integration, advisory, and client management. In addition, he is an instructor and facilitator of IXL’s Innovation and Growth courses and workshops. Tyler is also a ma¬jor contributor to IXL’s innovation content, including innovation research, articles, white papers, and curriculum. Prior to IXL, Tyler was a case team leader for the Monitor Group, managing projects in the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. He has worked with the public and private sector on a range of issues related to national economic development, innovation management, corporate strategy and finance, and new product development and commercialization.
Interview with the Authors
To schedule an interview with the book authors, please contact Tyler McNally by phone (1.857.383.1039) or by email (greenovate@ixl-center.com).
