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Tarun Khanna

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Co-founder at Axilor Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, where he has served on the faculty since 1993, and director of the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University. His research and advisory work focus on multinational and indigenous companies and investors in emerging markets. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University, and has taught strategy, leadership, and governance across Harvard's MBA and executive education programs.

Experience

  1. The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard UniversityDirectorcurrent2010 — present
  2. Harvard Business SchoolJorge Paulo Lemann Professorcurrent2004 — present
  3. Aspire InstituteCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. Green Frontier CapitalAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  5. InMobiMember Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
  6. Chai PointCo-Foundercurrent2018 — present
  7. Axilor VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2015 — present
  8. The AES CorporationDirectorcurrent2009 — present
  9. Harvard UniversityProfessor of Business Administration & Novartis Fellow2002 — 2004
  10. Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor of Business1993 — 1998
  11. Harvard UniversityAssociate Professor of Business Administration1993 — 1998

Skills & more

Emerging Markets99Strategy99Globalization38Economic Development72Leadership99Economics68Entrepreneurship99Management Consulting99Knowledge Management28Business Strategy99Start-ups70Econometrics30
+12 moreSocial EntrepreneurshipResearchOrganizational DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentStrategic PlanningFundraisingBusiness DevelopmentData AnalysisChange ManagementCorporate Strategy FormulationEmpirical ResearchManagement

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Investments

Investor

Algorithmic BiologicsCLIPPepper FarmsSilkhaus

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Axilor Ventures

Alok Chauhan
Principal at Axilor Ventures
Ganapathy Venugopal
Co-founder & CEO at Axilor Ventures
Kavya Sreekanth
Investor at Axilor Ventures
Maggi Pouline
Head of Administration, HR, Finance, Compliance and Facilities at Axilor Ventures
Nidhi Mathur
Investor at Axilor Ventures
Prachi Sinha
Head of Healthcare, Climate-tech and Agritech Investments at Axilor Ventures
S Gopalakrishnan
Chairman at Axilor Ventures
Sanjana Manku
Senior Associate at Axilor Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tarun Khanna?
Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, where he has served on the faculty since 1993, and director of the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University. His research and advisory work focus on multinational and indigenous companies and investors in emerging markets. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University, and has taught strategy, leadership, and governance across Harvard's MBA and executive education programs.
Where does Tarun Khanna work?
Tarun Khanna is Co-founder at Axilor Ventures.
What check size does Tarun Khanna write?
Tarun Khanna typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Tarun Khanna invested in?
Investments tracked here include Algorithmic Biologics, CLIP, Pepper Farms, Silkhaus.
Where did Tarun Khanna go to school?
Tarun Khanna studied at Harvard University (PhD, Business Economics); Harvard Business School (Ph.D, Business Economics); Princeton University (1988, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

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