Dr. Ted London

Biography

Ted London is the Ford Motor Company Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, where he has served as the Area Chair of Business Administration for five years. An internationally recognized expert at the intersection of business strategy and poverty alleviation, London’s research focuses on business strategies that achieve sustainable and scalable growth impacting base-of-the-pyramid (low-income) markets. He has published numerous articles, reports, and teaching cases, and has served on advisory boards while sharing his research at venues around the globe. London has advised dozens of leadership teams in corporate, non-profit, and development sectors. His multi-award-winning book, 'Base Pyramid Promise: Building Businesses Impact Scale', translates 25 years of research experience into actionable strategies, frameworks, and tools for managers seeking inclusive growth. He has been honored as a Faculty Pioneer by the Aspen Institute and received the Page Prize for course development, the Victor Bernard Teaching Award for contributions to teaching at the Ross School of Business, and the J. Frank Yates Diversity Inclusion Teaching Excellence Award for his commitment to addressing poverty, inequity, and exclusion faced by the global poor. Before joining Michigan, London was a faculty member at the University of North Carolina, where he earned his PhD in strategic management. He has also held senior management positions across continents.

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