Clayton M. Christensen

Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020) was a professor at Harvard Business School and the originator of the theory of disruptive innovation. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brigham Young University, an M.Phil. in applied econometrics from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and an MBA and DBA from Harvard Business School. He joined the Harvard faculty in 1992 and later held the Kim B. Clark Professorship of Business Administration.

Christensen authored or coauthored numerous books, including The Innovator’s Dilemma, The Innovator’s Solution, and How Will You Measure Your Life? He also wrote the foreword to Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, which was authored by Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker.