Biography

Len Sherman brings over thirty years of business experience and academic research on 
growth strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship to Columbia Business School. At CBS,
Professor Sherman teaches “Integrated Marketing Strategy” and "Entrepreneurship in
 Large Enterprises to MBA and EMBA students, earning the Dean’s Award for Teaching
Excellence in 2013.

Prior to teaching at Columbia, Dr. Sherman was a Senior Partner at
 Accenture, where he served in a variety of positions including President of two Business 
Process Outsourcing units: Accenture Procurement Solutions and Accenture Learning. At
Accenture, he also served as a founding General Partner of Accenture Technology
 Ventures, where he led Accenture's investment activities in Supply Chain
Management, Procurement and eLearning. He sat on the Boards of Directors of five technology-based firms in the procurement, supply chain and eLearning domains. Prior to these positions Dr. Sherman also led Accenture's Global Strategic Services Practice covering client services in the Automotive & Industrial Equipment, Transportation & Travel Services, Food & Consumer Package Goods, Retail and Pharmaceuticals/Medical Products industries. 

Dr. Sherman joined Accenture in 1995 from J. D. Power and Associates where he had been managing partner of the firm's management consulting practice and responsible for European business operations. Prior to that, he was a partner with Booz, Allen & Hamilton with responsibility for its U.S. automotive practice. Prior to joining Columbia, Professor Sherman taught "Innovation and Enterprise Growth" in Northeastern University's MBA program. He has published and presented widely on automotive marketing and distribution strategy, customer satisfaction measurement and effective approaches to corporate education. Since joining CBS, Sherman has authored case studies in the automotive, retail, consumer packaged goods and hard goods industries. His book on growth strategy – If You’re in a Dogfight, Become a Cat!: Strategies for Long-Term Growth – will be published in January, 2017 by Columbia University Press. 

Dr. Sherman has a BS in aeronautical engineering, a MS in transportation systems and a Ph.D. in transportation economics, all from M.I.T.