Clayton Christensen

Clayton Christensen was born on April 6, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the second of eight children born to Robert M. Christensen (1926–1976) and his wife, Verda Mae Christensen (née Fuller; 1922–2004). He grew up in the Rose Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City and attended West High School, where he was student body president. At tall, he was also an avid basketball player. Christensen and his siblings were raised as members of the LDS Church. == Education ==

Brigham Young University After graduating from high school in 1970, Christensen was accepted to Harvard University, Yale University, and Brigham Young University (BYU). He "decided to make the decision a matter of prayer" and felt a "clear impression" to attend BYU, which had awarded him a full scholarship. Christensen majored in economics, and was classmates in his first-year economics course with future U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney and future HBS dean Kim B. Clark. He later returned to Harvard for his doctoral study in business, receiving a Doctor of Business Administration degree in 1992. == Career ==

1979–1989 After receiving his MBA in 1979, Christensen began working for Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a consultant and project manager. a consulting and training firm. In 2005, together with his colleagues at Innosight, he launched Innosight Ventures, a venture firm focused on investing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. In 2007, he co-founded Rose Park Advisors LLC (named after the neighborhood in Salt Lake City where he grew up), an investment company that applies his research as an investment strategy. He served on the board of directors of Tata Consultancy Services (NSE: TCS), Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC), and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. He also served for a time on the editorial board of the Deseret News. == Personal life ==

After returning to the United States from his LDS Church mission to South Korea, Christensen began serving with the Boy Scouts of America in a variety of roles. Over a period of 25 years, he served as scoutmaster, cub master, den leader, and as a troop and pack committee chairman. Christensen and his wife, Christine (née Quinn), married in 1976. They had three sons, Matthew, Michael, and Spencer, and two daughters, Ann and Catherine. Their eldest son, Matthew (b. 1977), was a member of Duke University's 2001 National Championship basketball team. In February 2010, Christensen was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, ==Honors and awards==

• 2011: Recognized by Forbes for being "one of the most influential business theorists of the last 50 years" in a cover story. • 2017: Ranked number 3 in the Thinkers 50. == Publications ==

Journal articles • "Disruptive technologies: catching the wave", Harvard Business Review, (January–February 1995), Christensen, Clayton M.; Bower, Joseph L. • "Meeting the challenge of disruptive change", Harvard Business Review, (March–April 2000), Christensen, Clayton M.; Overdorf, Michael. • "Marketing malpractice: the cause and the cure", Harvard Business Review, 83 (12): 74–83, 152, PMID 16334583, (December 2005), Christensen, Clayton M.; Cook, Scott; Hall, Taddy. • "The tools of cooperation and change", Harvard Business Review, 84 (10): 72–80, 148 PMID 17040041, (October 2006), Christensen, Clayton M.; Marx, Matthew; Stevenson, Howard H. • "Disruptive innovation for social change", Harvard Business Review, 84 (12): 94–101, 163, PMID 17183796, (December 2006), Christensen, Clayton M.; Baumann, Heiner; Ruggles, Rudy; Sadtler, Thomas M. • "How will you measure your life?", Harvard Business Review (July–August 2010) Christensen, Clayton M. • "Know Your Customers' 'Jobs To Be Done'", Harvard Business Review (September 2016), Christensen, Clayton M.; Dillon, Karen; Hall, Taddy; Duncan, David. • "The Hard Truth about Business Model Innovation", MIT Sloan Management Review (September 2016), Christensen, Clayton M.; Bartman, Tom; van Bever, Derek. Books • ''The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail'', (1997) Christensen, Clayton M. • ''The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth,'' (2003), Christensen, Clayton M.; Raynor, Michael E. • Innovation and the General Manager, (2003) Christensen, Clayton M. • ''Seeing What's Next: Using the Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change'', (2004), Anthony, Scott D.; Christensen, Clayton M.; Roth, Erik A. • Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, (2008), Christensen, Clayton M.; Horn, Michael. • ''The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care'', (2008), Christensen, Clayton M.; Grossman, Jerome H.; Hwang, Jason. • The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education, (2011), Christensen, Clayton M.;Eyring, Henry J. • ''The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators'', (2011), Christensen, Clayton M.; Dyer, Jeff; Gregersen, Hal. • How Will You Measure Your Life?, (2012), Allworth, James; Christensen, Clayton M.; Dillon, Karen. • The Power of Everyday Missionaries: The What and How of Sharing the Gospel, (2013) Christensen, Clayton M. • Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice, (2016), Christensen, Clayton M.; Dillon, Karen; Duncan, David; Hall, Taddy. • The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations out of Poverty, (2019), Christensen, Clayton M.; Dillon, Karen; Ojomo, Efosa. == References ==