Bold-faced Names, Bold Ideas

Alexander Osterwalder is an entrepreneur, speaker and business model innovator. He is the co-author of Business Model Generation, a global bestseller on the topic of business model innovation. His Business Model Canvas, a tool to visualize, challenge and reinvent business models is used by leading organizations around the world. Alexander is a frequent keynote speaker and has held guest lectures in top universities around the world, including Stanford, Berkeley, IESE and IMD. The Business Model Foundry, his current start-up, is building strategic tools for innovators. The Business ModelToolbox for iPad is the Foundry's first application. He holds a PhD from HEC Lausanne, Switzerland, and is a founding member of The Constellation, a global not-for-profit organization aiming to make HIV/AIDS and Malaria history.