Bhaskar Chakravorti
Dr. Bhaskar Chakravorti is the Non-Resident Senior Fellow at CSEP. He is also Dean of Global Business & Finance, Executive Director of the Institute for Business in the Global Context, and Professor of the Practice of International Business, at The Fletcher School, Tufts University.
He leads education, research and organising thought leadership and dialogue on the issues at the intersection of global business and international affairs, for example geo-politics, human/resources/food/energy/national security, law, diplomacy, through the Institute.
Dr. Chakravorti writes extensively. His book ‘The Slow Pace of Fast Change: Bringing Innovations to Market in a Connected World (Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA, 2003)’ has been well received. He has written for top academic/scientific journals including the Journal of Economic Theory and the Journal of Mathematical Economics. Dr. Chakravorti regularly contributes to The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Indian Express, The Huffington Post, World Economic Forum Agenda.
Dr. Chakravorti received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. He holds a M.A. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, India and a B.A. in Economics (Honors) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, India.
Current Positions
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings India
Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Executive Director of the Institute for Business in the Global Context, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Professor of the Practice of International Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Past Positions
Partner, McKINSEY & COMPANY
Distinguished Scholar, Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship, MIT
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Partner and Thought Leader, Monitor Group LP
Consultant, Monitor Company
Member of Technical Staff, Bellcore (Bell Labs)
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Officer (in training), TAS, Tata Group
Education
Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
M.A. in Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India
B.A. in Economics (Honors), St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, Delhi, India