Steve Wheelwright

Bio

Dr Wheelwright recently retired from his position as the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He also served as Senior Associate Dean and Director of Faculty Hiring and Planning and had oversight responsibility for distance learning. In his research, Professor Wheelwright examines product and process development and their connection with competitive advantage and operations excellence. He has co-authored several works with Harvard Business School colleague Kim Clark, most recently Leading Product Development: The Senior Manager's Guide to Creating and Shaping the Enterprise. Along with Harvard colleagues Bob Hayes and Kim Clark, Professor Wheelwright has also published the highly regarded book, Dynamic Manufacturing: Creating the Learning Organization, which analyzes some of the manufacturing industry's most pressing problems. Dr Wheelwright is also the author or co-author of more than ten other books. Previously, Dr Wheelwright was Vice President of Sales in a family-owned printing company and has consulted in the areas of business/operations strategy and improving product development capabilities. Dr Wheelwright currently serves on the board of directors of Quantum Corporation, Heartport, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc, OC Tanner Company, and Franklin-Covey. Dr Wheelwright received his BS from the University of Utah and his MBA and PhD from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.