Innovation

GLOBAL INVESTOR FOCUS Innovation — 48
Authors
Arthur Vayloyan....................................................................................... 03
As a member of the Private Banking Management Committee of Credit Suisse
and Head of Investment Services and Products Arthur Vayloyan has the responsibility
for integrating and delivering Credit Suisse’s products and services to the
Private Banking units around the globe. Since joining Credit Suisse in 1992, he
has been in charge of the Representative Office in Uruguay, led the Latin
America/Iberia desk and was Head of Private Banking Switzerland. He is particularly
interested in nanotechnology, innovation and microfinance. He was an
invited speaker at the United Nations during the Year of Microcredit and he
serves on the board of responsAbility Social Investment Services AG (see page
22, 23). Arthur Vayloyan has a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University
of Berne and received his MBA from the French business school INSEAD.
Chris Anderson.................................................................................. 14–19
Chris Anderson has been Editor-in-Chief of “Wired” magazine since 2001. He
previously worked for the two leading scientific journals “Science” and “Nature”
and was an editor for business magazine “The Economist” for seven years, where
he was responsible for writing articles in London, Hong Kong and New York
covering topics such as the US economy and technology, among others. In an
article published in “Wired,” “The Long Tail”, he defined a new economic model
describing the business potential of niche products. Anderson later expanded
the article into a book titled “The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is
Selling Less of More.” Chris Anderson was born in 1961, studied physics at
George Washington University, and today lives with his wife and four children in
Berkeley, California.
Giles Keating................................................................................... 06–09
Giles Keating is a Managing Director and Head of Research at Credit Suisse
Private Banking and Chairman of the Global Economics and Strategy Group,
which brings together top macroanalysts from all divisions of Credit Suisse.
Before that he held positions as Head of the Pensions Advisory and Structuring
Group, Head of Fixed Income Research and Economics, and Chief Economist
at Credit Suisse Investment Bank. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 1986, Giles
Keating was a research fellow at the London Business School Centre for Economic
Forecasting. He received his B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
from St Catherine’s College, Oxford University, and his M.Sc. in Mathematical
Economics and Econometrics from the London School of Economics.
Giovanni Dosi.................................................................................... 10–13
Giovanni Dosi is Professor of Economics at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced
Studies in Pisa, where he also coordinates the doctoral program in economics
and management. His major research areas include the economics of innovation
and technological change, industrial organization and industrial dynamics,
theory of the firm and corporate governance, and economic growth and development.
He is author and editor of several works on economic innovation, industrial
economics, evolutionary theory and organizational studies. Professor Dosi
is codirector of task forces on industrial policy and intellectual property rights
within the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University. He is a research
consultant for the OECD, the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, UNCTAD, the French
Ministry of Research, the Italian Ministry of Research, the European Commission
and the Bank of Italy among others. He is Visiting Professor at the University of
Manchester and Honorary Research Professor at the University of Sussex.
Richard Weingarten......................................................................... 20–23
Richard Weingarten joined the United Nations Capital Development Fund in
2005 as Executive Secretary. In 1991, he established Richard Weingarten &
Company, Inc. to provide a broad range of financial advisory and investment
banking services to clients in both the private and non-profit sectors. The firm
assisted clients with strategic, financial and operational issues, including financings,
mergers and acquisitions, and strategic alliances. As investment banker
Richard Weingarten had worked with many non-profit organizations, particularly
in the area of economic development. In various roles he traveled to Asia,
Africa and Latin America. His experience includes working on microfinance and
local development projects. Mr. Weingarten has held several board positions for
a number of non-profit organizations.
C. K. Prahalad................................................................................... 24–27
C. K. Prahalad is Professor of Corporate Strategy at the University of Michigan.
He previously studied physics at the University in Madras, India, and graduated
from Harvard University. The Indian economist’s interests include management
methods at multinational companies and innovative business models aimed at
alleviating global poverty. He has published numerous works, including: “The
Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profits” as
well as “The Future of Competition: Co-Creating Unique Value with Customers.”
C. K. Prahalad is frequently described in surveys as one of the most important
researchers, and “Business Week” magazine also lauded him as probably the
most influential thinker in the field of corporate strategy.
Niraj Dawar....................................................................................... 28–31
Niraj Dawar is Barford Professor of Marketing at the Richard Ivey School of
Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada. His research interests cover
brand equity, brand strategy and global marketing. His current research focuses
on the impact of corporate and managerial actions on brand equity and marketing
strategies in international contexts. His papers on brand extensions, consumers’
use of brand and other signals as well as international consumer behavior
have appeared in a number of publications, including the “Journal of Marketing”,
“Journal of Marketing Research”, “Harvard Business Review”, “Journal of Consumer
Psychology”, “Marketing Letters”, “Journal of Business Research”, the “Journal
of International Business Studies” and other outlets. Prior to joining the Ivey
Business School, he was Associate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD, France.