Srikant Datar

Srikant Datar is an American economist and the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.[1][2][3]

Since 2015, he has been faculty chair of the Harvard Innovation Labs and Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the boards of directors of ICF International, Stryker Corporation, and T-Mobile US, all in the US, and of IIM Calcutta [4]. He previously served on the boards of IIM Ahmedabad[5], HCL Technologies (2012 to 2014) and KPIT Technologies (2007 to 2012), both based in India. Datar is also part of the governing body of S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research.[6]

Datar graduated in 1973 with distinction in mathematics and economics from the University of Mumbai. At IIM Ahmedabad, he was a gold medallist and the General Secretary of the Student's Council (1977-78). He is a chartered accountant and holds two master's degrees and a doctorate from Stanford University.

Datar has worked as an accountant and planner in industry and as a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and Harvard University. His research interests are in the areas of cost management, measurement of productivity, new product development, innovation, time-based competition, incentives, and performance evaluation. He is the author of many publications and has received several academic awards and honors. Datar has also advised numerous companies in research, development, and training.