Adrian J. Slywotzky is a consultant

Consultant

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 and author of several books on economic theory and management. Slywotzky graduated from Harvard College

Harvard University

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 and holds a JD

Juris Doctor

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 from Harvard Law School

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 and an MBA

Master of Business Administration

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 from Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School

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. He has worked as a consultant since 1979 and is currently a partner at Oliver Wyman

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Slywotzky wrote several books on profitability and growth, namely the bestselling The Profit Zone'.' He is one of the most renowned consultants of the United States and was elected as one of the 25 best consultants in 2000 and 2008.
He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Books

• Value Migration
  Value migration
  In marketing, value migration is the shifting of value-creating forces. Value migrates from outmoded business models to business designs that are better able to satisfy customers' priorities....
  
  : How to Think Several Moves Ahead of the Competition (1995) ISBN 978-0875846323
• The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits with David J. Morrison and Bob Andelmann (1998) ISBN 0812929004
• Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business with David J. Morrison and Ted Moser (1999) ISBN 978-3478245104
• How Digital Is Your Business with David J. Morrison (2000) ISBN 978-0609607701
• Profit Patterns: A Field Guide with David J. Morrison (2002) ISBN 0812931181
• The Art of Profitability (2004) ISBN 978-0446692274
• How to Grow When Markets Don't with Richard Wise (2005) ISBN 3-636-01140-5
• The Upside: From Risk Taking to Risk Shaping—How to Turn Your Greatest Threat into Your Biggest Growth Opportunity with Karl Weber (2007) ISBN 978-0446692274
• Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It with Karl Weber (2011) ISBN 978-0-307-88732-0