Sen Chai is an associate professor in the Department of Management at ESSEC Business School.

Sen’s research examines the entire developmental course of creative innovations from idea conception to commercialization, with the goal of helping managers and policymakers better support innovation and increase organizations’ chances of creating commercially successful ideas.

Prior to Harvard, Sen worked in the San Francisco and Seattle offices of Deloitte Consulting LLP as a consultant helping clients optimize their business processes. She received a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from McGill University and a M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. She has also passed all three levels of the CFA curriculum.

Meet Professor Thomas Kude – Design Thinking and Agile Methods executive certificate

Thomas Kude is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at ESSEC Business School. In his research, he is interested in the development and application of information systems at various levels of analysis. His recent research has primarily focused on digital innovation produced by collectives of organizations and individuals. In 2012, Pr Kude completed his Ph.D. in Information Systems from University of Mannheim, Germany. In 2020, he received the ESSEC Foundation Research Award (ESSEC Foundation, France)

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