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Stuart L. Hart, Head of BoP Program
Fortune 100 Consultant, Professor, Cornell University CJGS,founder of Cornell Center of Sustainable Global Enterprise and author of numerous leading papers and seminal articles on worldwide sustainability business models. Hart is one of the world's leading authorities on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism relative to business strategy. He is the S.C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University's Johnson School of Management; he is also the founder of the school's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise and the Base of the Pyramid Learning Lab.
The BoP Learning Lab is comprised of (7) global facilities, including those at the Indian School of Business and the Tec Monterey, Mexico, which combined with the (5) other global facilities constitute the TWI network. Prof. Hart has taught strategic management and founded both the Center for Sustainable Enterprise (CSE) at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School, and the Corporate Environmental Management Program (CEMP) at the University of Michigan. Prof. Hart has published over 50 papers and authored or edited five books. He wrote the seminal article "Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World" which helped launch the movement for corporate sustainability. With C.K.Prahalad, Prof. Hart also wrote the groundbreaking 2002 article "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid". His new book, "Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World's Most Difficult Problems" has reinforced his position as a leading authority on capitalism in the developing world.
The BoP Learning Lab is comprised of (7) global facilities, including those at the Indian School of Business and the Tec Monterey, Mexico, which combined with the (5) other global facilities constitute the TWI network. Prof. Hart has taught strategic management and founded both the Center for Sustainable Enterprise (CSE) at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School, and the Corporate Environmental Management Program (CEMP) at the University of Michigan. Prof. Hart has published over 50 papers and authored or edited five books. He wrote the seminal article "Beyond Greening: Strategies for a Sustainable World" which helped launch the movement for corporate sustainability. With C.K.Prahalad, Prof. Hart also wrote the groundbreaking 2002 article "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid". His new book, "Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World's Most Difficult Problems" has reinforced his position as a leading authority on capitalism in the developing world.
