Ted London is the Ford Motor Company Clinical Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in strategic management from the University of North Carolina, where he was also on the faculty. At Michigan and North Carolina, he has taught hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students about business strategies for the base of the pyramid. In 2016, London was awarded the Aspen Institute’s Faculty Pioneer Award to acknowledge his long-standing contributions to development of inclusive business and how it is taught in the classroom.
Prior to his career in academia, London led and supported BoP enterprises in Asia and Africa.
London advises BoP enterprise leaders and their partners on how to transform motivations and goals into impactful results. Having studied the successes and failures of a wide range of BoP enterprises, London understands the strategies and business models needed to achieve sustainability at scale. He has also developed frameworks and tools that drive improved business performance and greater value creation.
One of the most highly cited scholars in the base of the pyramid domain, London’s research focuses on how organizations can achieve impact at scale. His multi-awarding winning book, The Base of the Pyramid Promise: Building Businesses with Impact and Scale, provides an integrated set of frameworks and strategies for enterprise leaders seeking to scale business models that deliver financial returns and social impact.
A compelling and provocative speaker, London has given hundreds of keynotes and talks across the globe. These include strategic retreats for corporate teams, featured sessions at major international events and customized workshops designed to catalyze actionable business strategies for base of the pyramid markets.
