AUTHOR

Jeffrey H. Dyer

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Jeff Dyer is the lead author of bestseller "The Innovator's DNA," (with Clayton Christensen and Hal Gregersen) which identifies five skills that the world's best innovator's use to come up with creative ideas. His follow up book, "The Innovator's Method" (with Nathan Furr) examines how the best innovators use a systematic process to test and validate those ideas before launching them on the market. Dr. Dyer (Ph.D., UCLA, 1993) is a Professor of Strategy at the Marriott School, BYU where he serves as Chair of the Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy. Before joining BYU, Dr. Dyer was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School where he maintains an adjunct professor position and continues to teach Executive MBAs and in Executive Programs. Dr. Dyer's experience includes five years as a consultant and manager at management consultancy Bain & Company. Dr. Dyer's research and consulting has focused on innovation, change, alliances, and effective collaboration, both within and across organizations. He is the only strategy scholar in the world to have published five times in Strategic Management Journal (the top academic journal in strategy) and Harvard Business Review (the top practitioner journal). His research has been very impactful, as evidenced by the fact that Dr. Dyer was recognized by Essential Science Indicators as the 17th most cited scientist (1996-2006) in the combined fields of management, finance, marketing, operations, and economics. He was ranked as the 4th most cited management scholar. His research has won awards from the Academy of Management, Institute of Management Science, Strategic Management Society, and McKinsey & Company. His Oxford book, Collaborative Advantage, was awarded the Shingo Prize Research Award. Dr. Dyer regularly consults and conducts training programs in the areas of innovation, change, and strategy. His past clients include Adobe, AT&T, Cisco, General Electric, Gilead Sciences, Johnson & Johnson, and Sony. He is co-founder of The Innovator's DNA Consultancy which provides innovation training and consulting to companies.