Kenichi Ohmae
| Kenichi Ohmae 大前 研一 |
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| Born |
February 21, 1943 Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Alma mater |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology Waseda University |
Kenichi Ohmae (大前 研一 Ōmae Ken'ichi?, born February 21, 1943) is a Japanese organizational theorist, management consultant, Former Professor and Dean of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and author, known for developing the 3C's Model.
Born in 1943 in Kitakyūshū, Ohmae earned a BS in chemistry in 1966 from Waseda University, an MS in nuclear physics in 1968 from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and a doctorate in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970.
After graduation, Ohmae subsequently worked as a senior design engineer for Hitachi from 1970 to 1972. In 1972 to 1995 he worked for McKinsey & Company for twenty-three years. As a senior partner he ran the company's Japan operations for a number of years. He co-founded its strategic management practice, and served companies in a wide spectrum of industries, including industrial and consumer electronics, finance, telecommunications, food and chemicals. In 1995 he ran for Governor of Tokyo, but lost to Yukio Aoshima.
In 1997 he went to the United States, where he was appointed Dean and Professor of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. In 1997 to 1998, he became a Guest professor of Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA Program.
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