Pioneering Healthcare Innovation Scholar and First Woman Tenured at Harvard Business School
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Harvard UniversityRegina E. Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, has revolutionized healthcare management education and policy over five decades. Born in Tel Aviv to parents who fled Nazi Germany, she earned her bachelor's degree from MIT in 1965 and DBA from Harvard Business School, where she became the first woman to receive tenure and chair. Dubbed the "Godmother of Consumer-Driven Healthcare," she coined the term and accurately predicted major industry shifts, including the rise of ambulatory care centers and telehealth. Her groundbreaking books, including "Market-Driven Health Care" and "Who Killed Health Care?" have been bestsellers and shaped healthcare policy discussions. Beyond academia, she co-founded Belmont Medical Technologies with her husband, developing life-saving medical devices. Her innovations in healthcare education include creating HBS's first healthcare and nonprofit courses, launching the Global Educators Network for Health Innovation Education (GENiE), and developing new MBA and executive education programs. Despite facing significant criticism as a female pioneer in her field, her work has earned numerous accolades, including two James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Awards, and her LinkedIn posts regularly reach tens of thousands of viewers