Dr. Hitendra Patel

Dr. Hitendra Patel is a senior leader of Monitor Innovation, a Monitor Group Company. He has extensive experience in helping global companies identify growth opportunities across a range of industries.  He is also the author of 101 Innovation Breakthroughs, State of Innovation in Singapore, and in the process of writing his next book called Home-runs and Base-hits.

Hitendra is globally invited to present on the topic of innovation and innovation strategies pursued by Pathfinders and Fast-followers. He has spoken at the national , industry and company level in Brazil, Korea, US, and Singapore.  He also teaches at various MBA programs in the Boston area on the topic of innovation management.

Prior to consulting, Hitendra worked seven years as a senior technologist at Motorola with focus on driving emerging technologies to commercialization and is an owner of 6 patents. Hitendra has also founded various companies in the test and measurement arena in machine vision, battery testing and charging, and wireless testing.

Dr. Patel has a MBA in Management Strategy and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from Iowa State University of Science and Technology. His undergraduate degrees are in Electrical Engineering, Math and Physics from Washington University and Coe College.