The Future of Platforms: High Profit, but are they threatening Democracy and Instilling Political Stability? Discussion with HBS Professor David Yoffie
Thursday, March 31st, 5:00-6:15pm PST on Zoom
We are excited to invite Professor Yoffie, the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration at Harvard Business School to speak about his latest book, The Business of Platforms. His work focuses on how a small number of companies have come to exert extraordinary influence over every dimension of our personal, professional and political lives, including voice wars(Alexa vs. Hey Google), ridesharing and autonomous car platforms, quantum computing and CRISPR. He explores questions whether there are limits to the market dominance and expansion of these digital juggernauts and the role governments should play in rethinking data privacy laws, antitrust laws, and other regulations that could rein in abuses.
Professor Yoffie has been a member of the HBS faculty since 1981 and chaired the HBS Strategy department (1997-2002), the Advanced Management Program (1999-2002), Harvard's Young Presidents' Organization program (2004-2012), and currently chairs Harvard’s YPO Gold program (2012-present) and Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms (2020-present). Professor Yoffie currently teaches a popular elective MBA course, Strategy & Technology. Professor Yoffie received his Bachelor's degree summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University and his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.
This event was organized by the NorCal Leaders working group: Mike Alderete and Amy Hanson (HCSF), Phani Nagarjuna (HBSNC), Jack Reynen (HCSAC), Dan Ahn, Nikki Santos, and Shaun Chadhuri (HCSV).
Thursday, March 31st
5pm-6.15pm PST
Complimentary attendance
Harvard graduates only
Zoom link is provided in the event registration confirmation email and at the link below.
Biography: David B. Yoffie
Professor David B. Yoffie is the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has been a member of the HBS faculty since 1981 and chaired the HBS Strategy department (1997-2002), the Advanced Management Program (1999-2002), Harvard's Young Presidents' Organization program (2004-2012), and currently chairs Harvard’s YPO Gold program (2012-present) and Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms (2020-present). From 2006-2012, he served as Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the HBS executive education programs. During his tenure, executive education revenues grew almost 75%, classrooms were opened in Shanghai and Mumbai, a new executive education building complex was launched, and HBS became the highest rated and largest business school in executive education in the world. Professor Yoffie currently teaches a popular elective MBA course, Strategy & Technology.
Professor Yoffie received his Bachelor's degree summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University and his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.