Vikas Joshi Explained

Vikas Joshi
Birth Date:	1 October 1963
Birth Place:	India
Nationality:	Indian

Vikas Joshi is an Indian businessman, who founded the technology company Harbinger Group in 1990.^[1]

Education

Joshi holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and IIT, Bombay. His doctoral research in entrepreneurship investigates the co-evolution of technology firms and founders. American Educational Research Association has awarded the top spot for this scholarly work on how entrepreneurs learn and develop.

Awards and recognition

• 2008: Recognized as e-learning thought leader by TrainingIndustry.com^[2]
• 2009: Featured in the TV program "Swades" on Zee Business, which features entrepreneurs who returned to India and set up successful enterprises^{[3] [4] [5]}
• 2012: Conferred with the Distinguished Service Award by IIT Bombay^[6]
• 2013: Recognized in top ten World e-learning movers and shakers in 2013^[7]
• 2017: American Educational Research Association recognized his research ^[8] in entrepreneurship with 'Dissertation of the Year 2017' award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joshi. Vikas. Interview with Vikas Joshi – CEO of Harbinger, Pune-based e-learning products company. www.harbingergroup.com. 13 June 2014.
2. News: Pune techie earns 'Thought Leader' recognition . 2 June 2014. One India News. 19 June 2007.
3. Web site: Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 1. ZEE Business. 2 June 2014.
4. Web site: Vikas Joshi's Interview on Zee Business - Part 2. ZEE Business. 2 June 2014.
5. Web site: Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 3. ZEE Business. 2 June 2014.
6. Web site: Distinguished Service Awardees. Alumni - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. IIT Bombay.
7. News: The fourth, annual, top ten e-learning movers and shakers . 2 June 2014. 2 January 2013.
8. Joshi. Vikas Vasudeo. The coevolution of technology firms and founders. 2016-01-01. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.