Christopher R. Trimble

Adjunct Associate Professor of Business Administration; Executive Director, William F. Achtmeyer Center for Global Leadership

Christopher R. Trimble

E-Mail: christopher.r.trimble@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone: 603-646-0463

BS, University of Virginia, 1989; MBA, Tuck School of Business, 1996

Areas of expertise

Innovation and entrepreneurship in large organizations

Current research topics

Executing experimental businesses within established corporations

Selected Publications

With V. Govindarajan, "Not All Profits Are Equal," Across the Board, September 2002; with V. Govindarajan, "Strategic Innovation and the Science of Learning," MIT Sloan Management Review, 45(2), Winter 2004; with V. Govindarajan, "Business Is Sent Back to the Classroom," Financial Times, October 8, 2004; with V. Govindarajan, "Building Breakthrough Business Within Established Organizations," Harvard Business Review, 83(5), May 2005; with V. Govindarajan, "Organizational DNA for Strategic Innovation," California Management Review, 47(3), Spring 2005; with V. Govindarajan, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution, Harvard Business School Press, 2005; columnist, Fastcompany.com, 2004–2006

Working Papers

With V. Govindarajan, “Innovation Disrupted: Learning Breakdowns in Pursuit of Breakthrough Growth”; with V. Govindarajan, “The Tortoise, the Hare, the Acrobat, and the Test Pilot: Designing Organizations for Four Different Types of Innovation”

Awards

Edward Tuck Scholar, Tuck School of Business, 1996; Accenture Award for highest-impact article, California Management Review, 2006

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Tuck School of Business, 2000–present; Executive Director, William F. Achtmeyer Center for Global Leadership, Tuck School, 2000–present

Nonacademic positions: Nuclear Submarine Officer, United States Navy, 1989–94; Consultant, Bain & Company, 1996–97; Consultant, High Performance Systems, Inc., 1997–2000; Senior Fellow, Katzenbach Partners LLC, 2005–present