Ram Charan is a highly sought adviser to CEOs and senior executives in companies ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500. Ram has coached some of the world’s most successful CEOs and for the past 35 years, Ram has worked behind the scenes of companies like GE, Ford, DuPont, EDs, Universal Studios, Duke Energy and Verizon.

Dr Charan earned an engineering degree and then MBA and doctorate degrees from Harvard Business School. He graduated from Harvard with high distinction and was a Baker Scholar. He then served on the Harvard Business School faculty.

Many people have come to know Dr Charan through in-house executive education programs. His energetic, interactive teaching style has won himself several awards. He won the Bell Ringer award at GE’s famous Crotonville Institute and best teacher award at Northwestern. He was among Business Week’s top ten resources for in-house executive development programs.

Dr Charan is also the author of the bestseller - Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done and Confronting Reality, both co-authored with Larry Bossidy, What The CEO Wants You To Know, Boards at Work, Every Business is a Growth Business, Profitable Growth, and Boards That Deliver.