Professor Dr. Jeremy Friedman

Biography

Professor Jeremy S. Friedman is an Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on the history of communism, socialism, and revolution, particularly in Russia, China, and the developing world. Professor Friedman teaches courses on Business Geopolitics in the MBA elective curriculum and has previously served as the Associate Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale University. He has conducted extensive research regarding the evolution of socialist thought and the impact of socialism on political trajectories in Indonesia, Tanzania, Chile, Angola, and Iran from the late 1940s to the 1980s. His publications include notable works such as 'Shadow Cold War: Sino-Soviet Competition in the World' and 'Ripe Revolution: Building Socialism in the Global South.' Friedman received his Ph.D. in History from Princeton University and has held a postdoctoral fellowship in International Security Studies at Yale University. His academic contributions explore the complex legacies of socialist ideologies and their adaptations in different socio-political contexts around the world.

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