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Bharat Anand

26 June 2019

Bharat Anand is an alumnus of UWC Adriatic. He is the the Vice Provost of Advances in Learning at Harvard University and the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is an expert in digital strategy and corporate strategy. His scholarly work has received various awards and been profiled in a range of media outlets. His work on digital transformation has influenced startups and established companies worldwide, and his book The Content Trap: A Strategist's Guide to Digital Change has received acclaim for its perspective on strategy and digital transformation.

Professor Anand is one of the world’s leading exponents on digital learning. He helped create and launch the digital learning platforms for Harvard Business School Online, which has been described by Fortune as the “Classroom of the Future.” In his current role as Vice Provost, he has led Harvard University’s efforts to formulate, communicate, and implement strategic priorities around online learning, and to leverage technology to create more effective teaching tools, strategies, and resources for residential teaching across the University.  Professor Anand is a renowned teacher and a two‐time winner of the “best teacher award” at Harvard Business School.

He received his B.A. in economics from Harvard College magna cum laude, and his PhD in economics from Princeton University.