Ram Charan is a renowned CEO advisor, director of seven boards, and author or coauthor of 32 books (with four million copies sold), including Execution—a New York Times bestseller for 150 weeks—and six authoritative books on corporate boards on governance. Charan earned MBA (Baker’s Scholar, with high distinction) and doctorate degrees in corporate governance from Harvard Business School. A highly renowned and award-winning teacher at GE’s Crotonville Leadership Institute and at Northwestern University, his work spans China, Brazil, Japan, Australia, India, and the US. He has worked with boards and CEOs of companies including Humana, Bank of America, and two of the four largest digital companies in China.