The Capitalist's Dilemma

The world is awash with capital, why aren't companies reinvesting in innovation to jump start the economy?  The Forum for Growth & Innovation is led by Professor Clayton Christensen at Harvard Business School. In this series we explore what Clay calls "The Capitalist's Dilemma" with various people in the field, academia and within our own ranks. In this installment we speak with Matt Christensen, the CEO and managing partner of Rose Park Advisors. Rose Park is a specialized investment firm that applies the theory of disruptive innovation developed by co-founder (and Matt's father) Clayton Christensen to invest in companies whose business models are well-suited to take advantage of industry change. RPA pursues disruptive opportunities across industries, geographies, and company size and stage.

The world is awash with capital, why aren't companies reinvesting in innovation to jump start the economy?  The Forum for Growth & Innovation is led by Professor Clayton Christensen at Harvard Business School. In this series we explore what Clay calls "The Capitalist's Dilemma" with various people in the field, academia and within our own ranks. In this installment we speak with Sarah Williamson, the Chief Executive Officer of FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to encouraging long-term behaviors in business and investment decision-making. FCLTGlobal conducts research, convenes business leaders, develops actionable tools and generates broad awareness of ways in which a longer-term focus can increase innovation, economic growth and future savings.

The world is awash with capital, why aren't companies reinvesting in innovation to jump start the economy?  The Forum for Growth & Innovation is led by Professor Clayton Christensen at Harvard Business School. In this series we explore what Clay calls "The Capitalist's Dilemma" with various people in the field, academia and within our own ranks. In this installment we talk with two experts, David Kidder and Christina Wallace of Bionic Solution. Bionic Solution is a growth strategies services firm that helps clients create a start-up ecosystem to help them start new growth. 

The world is awash with capital, why aren't companies reinvesting in innovation to jump start the economy?  The Forum for Growth & Innovation is led by Professor Clayton Christensen at Harvard Business School. In this series we explore what Clay calls "The Capitalist's Dilemma" with various people in the field, academia and within our own ranks. In this installment we talk with Tim O'Reilly, founder & CEO of O'Reilly Media. Tim is a venture capitalist, author, and futurist. 

The world is awash with capital, why aren't companies reinvesting in innovation to jump start the economy?  The Forum for Growth & Innovation is led by Professor Clayton Christensen at Harvard Business School. In this series we explore what Clay calls "The Capitalist's Dilemma" with various people in the field, academia and within our own ranks. In this installment we talk with one of our senior research associates Curtis Arledge, former CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management, and head of its Markets Group. Prior to BNY Mellon, he was chief investment officer for fundamental fixed income portfolios at BlackRock, Inc. He joined BlackRock from Wachovia Corporation and was a founding member of Mariner Investment Group, specializing in fixed income arbitrage trading. Curtis was also a member and Vice Chair of the U.S. Treasury Department's Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee. He began his career as an analyst with Salomon Brothers.