“From my first year on the faculty, there was always so much more I wanted to impart to the students. I decided that, rather than waste the last day of class summarizing the semester, I'd spend my time talking about what I'd learned in life that was useful.”

American business scholar and professor, Christensen is best known for developing the theory of disruptive innovation, which explains how established companies often fail to recognize emerging markets that eventually overtake them. His work reshaped strategic thinking in corporate leadership and entrepreneurship.