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Jay Desai, Ph.D., MBA, is the CEO and Founder of the Institute of Global Competitiveness (IGC), which he established in 1989 in order to expand and implement the core ideas developed at GE from 1976-89, into a system of game-changing breakthrough strategy for dramatic innovation & productivity improvements. He is also a key strategist behind the celebrated strategy, productivity and services models implemented at GE. IGC is a premier center for development (The management think tank) and practice of ground-breaking management concepts. Over the past 15 years, IGC has delivered a proven track record in attaining rapid 2-times to 5-times profitable growth, for a broad range of “Global 1000” and fast growth, mid-size companies such as GE, Cisco, Veritas, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Tyco Healthcare, United Technologies, Wachovia and many others. |
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Dr. Desai is recognized for his management thinking on game-changing ideas, continuous reinvention, breakthrough strategy, market disruption, continuous breakthrough innovation, and reinvention leadership. Over the last 25 years, through millions of dollars of investment, IGC has created a holistic system of management thinking by innovating its own landmark concepts and also integrating or leapfrogging the management approaches of leading CEOs/companies and thinkers. IGC has created a proven system of generating 100s of path-breaking ideas in a few weeks, which, properly implemented, enable companies to leapfrog competitors in a remarkably short amount of time.
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Dr. Desai has over 30 years of executive/senior management experience in 15 different industries, including 14 years with GE (1976-1989). From 1982 to 1989, during the era of one of the biggest corporate transformations in history under Jack Welch and his team, Jay led the planning and execution of business transformation, strategy, innovation and productivity efforts throughout GE (Appliances, Medical, Aircraft Engines, Defense, Power, Plastics and Financial Services) with significant revenue, profitability and market value impact.
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Jay also taught executive programs on strategy, business transformation, innovation, product development, and leadership at GE’s Crotonville Management Institute from 1984 to 1989. He has taught executive programs at MIT, Stern, and Kenan-Flagler and been invited to teach executive programs Global 100 companies as well as at Kellogg, Wharton, Stanford, Chicago, INSEAD, India School of Business and Duke Corporate Education. |
Jay has four engineering and science degrees, including a PhD and an executive MBA. Dr. Desai worked on “US and Global Competitiveness” task force under President Reagan, and accompanied President Clinton to India in 2000 as a part of a prestigious business delegation. He is on expert panel for selection of best companies for the Chief Executive magazine and played a leading role in many professional organizations like, Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), PDMA, and US India Business Council. His other accomplishments include founder of the Pan-IIT organization (prestigious group of Indian Institute Technology profiled in CBS program 60 minutes, as one of the best global educational organizations) and co-founder of TiE (one of the largest entrepreneur organization in the world) Carolinas . Dr. Desai's many patents and innovations have had a profound impact on US Defense as well as many commercial businesses.
“Don’t Just Out-think, Outdo®” is a registered trademark of IGC. |
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Client Testimonials |
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“The PR with one customer alone has more than paid for the entire program…the revenue and profitability should increase several fold.”
Executive Vice President
United Technologies
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“Your portfolio of tools is coherent, mature, potent in application, systematic, and practical for securing success throughout the organization…..”
Senior Vice President
Siemens
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“I must confess that I have progressed from some mild skepticism to becoming an unabashed enthusiast for the IGC process.“
Medical Director
Duke University
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“We have the most excited team that I've seen in this business in a long, long time… (the) enthusiasm is infectious”
Executive Vice President
Lockheed Martin |
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