Background
Nambisan, Satish was born on May 31, 1965 in Kerala, India. Came to the United States, 1993.
Nambisan, Satish was born on May 31, 1965 in Kerala, India. Came to the United States, 1993.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in business administration from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. An Master of Business Administration from XLRIXavier School of Management, Jamshedpur.
He also holds a joint position as Professor of Mechanical Engineering" in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Engineering and Applied Science. Nambisan conducts research in the areas of innovation management, technological entrepreneurship, technology strategy, and social innovation. His articles have appeared in several premier management journals including Harvard Business Review, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Management Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Management Science, Organization Science, and Academy of Management Review.
Doctor Nambisan is the author of "The Global Brain: Your Roadmap for Innovating Faster and Smarter in a Networked World", which applies the concept of Global brain to management and focuses on global innovation networks.
An article based on this book appeared in Harvard Business Review. Nambisan (along with Mohanbir Sawhney of Northwestern University) coined the term Innovation capitalist to describe a new type of innovation intermediary.
The first article introducing this was published by the Harvard Business Review. He is also credited with introducing the concept of Virtual customer environment that describes Web-based forums for customer co-innovation and value co-creation.
His publications on this topic has appeared in several academic journals such as Academy of Management Review, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Management Review, and Organization Science
Prior to joining UWM, he was Professor of Technology Management & Strategy at the Lally School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Member Academy Management.
Married Priya Nambiar.