Umair Haque
Encyclopedia
Umair Haque is a London
-based consultant, author & economist. He is also a contributor (columnist and blogger) to Harvard Business Review
, where he focuses on capitalism
and creating prosperity in the 21st century.
where he studied neuroscience
. He then earned an M.B.A at London Business School
in 2003, where he did research with Gary Hamel
, before beginning work on a PhD at University of Oxford
in 2004.
He has also publishes online:
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based consultant, author & economist. He is also a contributor (columnist and blogger) to Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership among academics, executives,...
, where he focuses on capitalism
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism. There is no consensus on the precise definition nor on how the term should be used as a historical category...
and creating prosperity in the 21st century.
Early life
Haque is a graduate of McGill UniversityMcGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
where he studied neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
. He then earned an M.B.A at London Business School
London Business School
London Business School is an international business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located in central London, beside Regent's Park...
in 2003, where he did research with Gary Hamel
Gary Hamel
Dr. Gary P. Hamel is an American management expert. He is a founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm based in Chicago.-Early life:...
, before beginning work on a PhD at University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
in 2004.
Career
Haque is Director of Havas Media Lab "which has a charter to develop experiments with venture capitalists, start-ups and clients to find new ways of reaching consumers in digital channels". Haque also founded Bubblegeneration, a business consulting firm advising across media and consumer industries, in 2006.Publications
Haque is the author of the following book(s):- The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business (2011). With a foreword written by Gary HamelGary HamelDr. Gary P. Hamel is an American management expert. He is a founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm based in Chicago.-Early life:...
, Haque's book lays out new cornerstones for establishing a successful company in the 21st century. The book goes on to provide examples of companies that are already making the shift. A reviewer in The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
noted the book's central thesis as offering "a blueprint for a better form of capitalism." In March 2011, New Zealand based Business Editor for Radio LiveRadio LiveRadio Live and Radio Live Sport are nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sports radio networks owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand...
, Andrew Patterson, interviewed Umair Haque about his book "The New Capitalist Manifesto" and his opinion on how business success in the 21st Century is very different from 100 years ago.
He has also publishes online:
- A blogBlogA blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
, Bubblegeneration - Articles in Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Business ReviewHarvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership among academics, executives,...
External links
- Havas Media Lab
- Bubblegeneration
- Microblog/updates on Twitter
- Haque contributes articles to the Harvard Business Review blog