The late C.K. Prahalad was more than an academic; he was one
of the foremost business thinkers of our time.
Coimbatore Krishnao -- CK -- Prahalad was born in the town
of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. He studied physics at the University of Madras
(now Chenai). He worked as a manager in a branch of the Union Carbide battery
company, before continuing his education in the United States, and earning a
PhD from Harvard. He has taught in India and America, eventually joining the
faculty of the University of Michigan's Business School, where he holds the
Harvey C Fruehauf chair of Business Administration.