Richard D'Aveni

Expert on competitive dynamics and disruptive production and a powerful voice on the future impact of technology. 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Recipient of the Thinkers50 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award.

RANKED THINKER

Ranked #7 in 2019.

Previous positions:

#9 (2017), #11 (2015), #17 (2013), and #21 (2011).

AWARD RECIPIENT

Recipient of the Thinkers50 2017 Strategy Award, for his research on 3D printing and its impact on business worldwide.

Ideas

D’Aveni coined the phrase “hypercompetition” in the 1980s. He studies current phenomena in order to understand the business world of the future. D’Aveni’s work creates new tools, frameworks, and maps that help companies and governments define their playing fields and determine their positioning. In his rigorous analysis of 3D printing he demonstrates how this new manufacturing technology could influence our economic and geopolitical landscape.

Bio

D’Aveni is professor of strategic management at Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. He is a winner of the prestigious A.T. Kearney research award and consultant to organizations and individuals worldwide. D’Aveni holds a PhD from Columbia University and is a CPA and attorney.

Content

The Pan-Industrial Revolution: How New Manufacturing Titans Will Transform the World  (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018); Strategic Capitalism (McGraw-Hill, 2012); Beating the Commodity Trap (HBR Press, 2009); Hypercompetition (Free Press, 1994). 

NATIONALITY: American

Media picks

Verdict

“Richard D’Aveni is a big thinker, with incisively large opinions; keen to tackle the big ideas.“

Stuart Crainer & Des Dearlove, Thinkers50

Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest and greatest ideas in business, management, and thought leadership.

*mandatory field

Thinkers50 will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide news, updates, and marketing. Please confirm that you agree to have us contact you by clicking below:


You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us at . We will treat your information with respect. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our website. By clicking below, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with these terms.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Thinkers50 Awards Gala 2023

Join us in celebration of the best in business and management thinking.