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2007 Winner
CK Prahalad - winner of the Thinkers 50 2007
Biography
Coimbatore Krishnao -- CK -- Prahalad was born in the town of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. He studied physics at the University of Madras (now Chenai).. Continue to read his biography
Interview
C. K. Prahalad is Harvey C. Fruehauf Professor of Business Administration, Professor of Corporate Strategy and International Business at the University of Michigan and an independent consultant.. Continue to read the interview
2007 Results
| Ranking | Name |
| 1 | CK PRAHALAD (3) |
| 2 | Bill GATES (2) |
| 3 | Alan GREENSPAN (35) |
| 4 | Michael PORTER (1) |
| 5 | Gary HAMEL (14) |
| 6 | W. Chan KIM & Renée MAUBORGNE (15) |
| 7 | Tom PETERS (4) |
| 8 | Jack WELCH (5) |
| 9 | Richard BRANSON (11) |
| 10 | Jim COLLINS (6) |
| 11 | Philip KOTLER (7) |
| 12 | Robert KAPLAN & David NORTON (22) |
| 13 | Kjell NORDSTRÖM & Jonas RIDDERSTRÅLE (9) |
| 14 | Charles HANDY (10) |
| 15 | Stephen COVEY (18) |
| 16 | Henry MINTZBERG (8) |
| 17 | Thomas A. STEWART (13) |
| 18 | Malcolm GLADWELL (31) |
| 19 | Lynda GRATTON (34) |
| 20 | Donald Trump (-) |
| 21 | Scott ADAMS (12) |
| 22 | Ram CHARAN (24) |
| 23 | Vijay GOVINDARAJAN (30) |
| 24 | Warren BENNIS (27) |
| 25 | Clayton CHRISTENSEN (21) |
| Ranking | Name |
| 26 | Thomas FRIEDMAN (-) |
| 27 | Kenichi OHMAE (16) |
| 28 | Rosabeth MOSS KANTER (19) |
| 29 | Steve JOBS (-) |
| 30 | John KOTTER (-) |
| 31 | Jeff IMMELT (-) |
| 32 | Rob GOFFEE & Gareth JONES (45) |
| 33 | Adrian SLYWOTSKY (-) |
| 34 | Marshall GOLDSMITH (-) |
| 35 | Bill GEORGE (-) |
| 36 | Larry BOSSIDY (-) |
| 37 | Daniel GOLEMAN (-) |
| 38 | Marcus BUCKINGHAM (-) |
| 39 | Howard GARDNER (-) |
| 40 | Edward DE BONO (-) |
| 41 | Al GORE (-) |
| 42 | David ULRICH (-) |
| 43 | Seth GODIN (-) |
| 44 | Costas MARKIDES (49) |
| 45 | Rakesh KHURANA (33) |
| 46 | Richard D'AVENI (-) |
| 47 | Peter SENGE (23) |
| 48 | Chris ARGYRIS (28) |
| 49 | Jeffrey PFEFFER (-) |
| 50 | Chris ZOOK (-) |
(2005 ranking in brackets)
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