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.

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).

Tarun Khanna

Investor

Co-founder at Axilor Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

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

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

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

Skills & more

Emerging Markets99Strategy99Globalization38Economic Development72Leadership99Economics68Entrepreneurship99Management Consulting99Knowledge Management28Business Strategy99Start-ups70Econometrics30

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Social EntrepreneurshipResearchOrganizational DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentStrategic PlanningFundraisingBusiness DevelopmentData AnalysisChange ManagementCorporate Strategy FormulationEmpirical ResearchManagement

From Tarun's professional profile.

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

Nandan Venkatachalam

Partner at Axilor Ventures

Nidhi Mathur

Investor at Axilor Ventures

Prachi Sinha

Head of Healthcare, Climate-tech and Agritech Investments at Axilor Ventures

Prof. Tarun Khanna

Professor 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.
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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