Michael E. Raynor

For the actor, see Michael Raynor (actor).
Michael E. Raynor
Born (1967-06-28) 28 June 1967
Brantford, Ontario
Occupation Author, researcher, consultant
Website http://www.michaelraynor.com

Michael E. Raynor (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian writer, director at Deloitte Services LP, and an expert on business management practices.

Biography

Raynor was born in Brantford, Ontario, attended Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario, and holds an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Harvard College (1990) in Cambridge, MA, where he graduated Magna cum Laude.

During the course of his undergraduate career he was a Detur Prize winner (first year academic excellence) and a John Harvard Scholar (continued academic excellence). His honors thesis examined the metaphysics of personal identity.

He has an MBA (1994) from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario where he was awarded the Nelson M. Davis Memorial Scholarship. He earned his Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from the Harvard Business School (2000), where he was a Dively Award winner for research excellence.

Raynor’s first book, co-authored with Clayton M. Christensen, The Innovator's Solution, was a bestseller published in 2003. The primary focus of the book was on creating and sustaining successful growth. Raynor’s second book, The Strategy Paradox (ISBN 978-0-385-51622-8), was published by Currency/Doubleday in February 2007.. Raynor’s third book, The Innovator’s Manifesto, was published by Crown Business in August 2011.. This book presents specific data and analysis that demonstrates the predictive power of Disruption theory. Raynor's fourth book, The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think, was published by Portfolio in May 2013. Michael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed analyzed data on more than 25,000 companies spanning forty-five years. Their five-year study began with a sophisticated statistical analysis to identify which companies have truly exceptional performance, 344 in all.

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