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Clayton Christensen

1952 - 2020

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Clayton Magleby Christensen (April 6, 1952 – January 23, 2020) was an American academic and business consultant who developed the theory of "disruptive innovation", which has been called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century. Christensen introduced "disruption" in his 1997 book The Innovator's Dilemma, and it led The Economist to term him "the most influential management thinker of his time." He served as the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School (HBS), and was also a leader and writer in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was one of the founders of the Jobs to Be Done development methodology. Christensen was also a co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, a venture capital firm, and Innosight, a management consulting and investment firm specializing in innovation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clayton Christensen is the 424th most popular businessperson (up from 669th in 2019), the 5,485th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,816th in 2019) and the 137th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Clayton Christensen ranks 424 out of 847. Before him are Stafford Beer, Frédéric Vasseur, Jim Walton, David Geffen, Choi Soon-sil, and John Munro Longyear. After him are William R. Orthwein, David Baszucki, Susanne Klatten, Haim Saban, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., and Li Ning.

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Among people born in 1952, Clayton Christensen ranks 271. Before him are Benito Floro, Jan Raas, Gabriele Oriali, Robledo Puch, Delroy Lindo, and John Lurie. After him are Bora Đorđević, Dumitru Prunariu, Klaus Teuber, Udo Voigt, Abdalá Bucaram, and Hilary Mantel. Among people deceased in 2020, Clayton Christensen ranks 322. Before him are János Göröcs, Henri Richard, Wolfgang Hofmann, Ivan Passer, Tony Allen, and Milka Babović. After him are Ljiljana Petrović, Sergio Rossi, Wojciech Pszoniak, Hédi Baccouche, Sven Wollter, and Carlo Ubbiali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clayton Christensen ranks 5,485 out of 20,380. Before him are Frederick Law Olmsted (1822), Mort Shuman (1938), Bonnie Aarons (1979), Martin Ferrero (1947), Carol Burnett (1933), and Allen Stack (1928). After him are Melinda Culea (1955), Yaki Kadafi (1977), Charles Jencks (1939), Robert Herman (1914), William R. Orthwein (1881), and Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Clayton Christensen ranks 137. Before him are John Elkann (1976), Reed Hastings (1960), Ivy Lee (1877), Jim Walton (1948), David Geffen (1943), and John Munro Longyear (1850). After him are William R. Orthwein (1881), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (1951), Armand Hammer (1898), Alfred P. Sloan (1875), S. Robson Walton (1944), and Mark Cuban (1958).

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