Books by Gaurav Bhalla

Dr. Gaurav Bhalla is a management professional with 30+ years of global experience helping companies implement innovation, strategy, marketing, and business growth programs. He has worked on three continents - Asia, Europe, and North America - and has consulting experience with companies in over 25 countries, in a variety of sectors, such as finance, technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, educational services, and consumer packaged goods. During this period he has experienced the business world as a corporate executive, business consultant, entrepreneur, and educator.

Some of the leading companies he has worked with are GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squib, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, MedImmune, Texas Instruments, HP, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Motorola, Hughes Electronics, Seiko Epson, Coca Cola, P&G, Heinz, Capital One and NASDAQ. Through his research, teaching, and consulting he has also had the privilege of working on some of the largest brands in the world, such as Zantac, Imitrex, Plavix, Vicks, Hershey, Nescafe, Coke, and Sprint.

Currently, Dr. Bhalla is the CEO of Knowledge Kinetics, a company focused on customer value innovation. He blogs frequently on topics related to customer driven innovation and value co-creation at www.gauravbhalla.com. Prior to this, he was the Global Innovation Director for TNS, where he helped develop processes and competencies for implementing innovative solutions across all TNS' commercial businesses. Previously he was the President of G. Bhalla & Associates, Inc., a strategy consulting and research firm, which he ran for over twelve years, before it was acquired by TNS in Feb. 2003.

Gaurav holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and Strategy from the University of Kansas, an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a BA (Hons.) in Economics and Mathematics from Delhi University. He has published research papers in leading technical journals dedicated to marketing and strategy, and has presented to companies and professional audiences in several countries. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and is currently an adjunct professor at University of Maryland's R. H Smith School of Business. He travels globally and his physical office is located in Vienna, VA (a suburb of Washington, DC).