Vikas Joshi

Dr. Vikas Vasudeo Joshi
Photograph of Dr. Vikas Joshi, Chairman of Harbinger Group
Institutions	Harbinger Group
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania IIT Bombay Syracuse University Harvard Business School
Thesis	The Coevolution of Technology Firms and Founders (2016)
Doctoral advisor	Alexandra Michel
Known for	Raptivity, Elicitus, YawnBuster, SiteJazzer, TeemingPod

Dr. Vikas Vasudeo Joshi is a technology entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Pune-headquartered Harbinger Group, which includes Harbinger Systems, Harbinger Knowledge Products, and Harbinger Interactive Learning, with offices in Redmond, Washington and Pleasanton, California.

Dr. Joshi completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1985. He completed his master's degree in computer science and mechanical engineering, both from Syracuse University in 1988. He is Harvard Business School alum, having completed the Owner-President Management Program in 2013. Vikas earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, where his research in entrepreneurship addressed the coevolution of technology firms and founders.

Dr. Joshi founded Harbinger Group in 1990. The group companies focus on software development services, interactivity-based software products and learning content development services. Dr. Joshi is recognized for his contributions in the field of eLearning. His best-known product is Raptivity, a rapid interactivity builder, with users in more than 60 countries. He holds two US patents based on his inventions in interactivity-based education technology. Dr. Joshi was a speaker at the World Entrepreneurship Forum in 2010.

Under his leadership, Harbinger Group companies have received the following corporate awards-