Remembering C.K. Prahalad

Of the thousands of people we meet in life, only a few become part of our lives in meaningful ways. I’m sure we all remember a favorite teacher or coach, a college professor, first love, or grandparent whose advice we cherish. For me, C.K. Prahalad, who died April 16, was such a person.

Like many people, I had been moved by his books, Competing for the Future, and The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, as well as his philosophy: that global poverty could be eradicated, and fortunes could be made if corporations would recognize that they can do well by doing good.

In his professional life he was an author, a professor, and an adviser to business and governments. But there was something so much more to him than that. His capacity to understand the world’s individual needs and translate them into an ability to lead businesses and heads of state was truly rare.

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