Ranjay Gulati

Ranjay Gulati is an organizational sociologist and professor at the Harvard Business School. He is the author of several books including "Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-­Performance Companies" (HarperCollins, 2022). His pathbreaking research, which focuses on unlocking organizational and unleashing human potential, has shown how winning companies—­those that prosper both in good times and bad—drive growth and prosperity. At the same time, his research has inspired individuals to unlock possibilities by aligning their own personal purpose with that of their organizations. The Economist, the Financial Times, and the Economist Intelligence Unit have listed him as among the top handful of business school scholars whose work is most relevant to management practice. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his scholarly research and teaching, including the 2024 CK Prahalad Award for excellence in the application of theory and research in practice. Professor Gulati holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.