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One Laptop per Child: Taking the Next Step to Realizing Nicholas Negroponte’s Vision

AUTHORS
Dr. Hitendra Patel
Hult Professor of Innovation and Growth; Managing Director, IXL Center
At IXL Center, Hitendra works with firms and their executives to develop the institutional capabilities and
culture that foster growth through innovation. He is also a lead instructor and facilitator for IXL Center’s
innovation management certification programs. At Hult, Hitendra teaches innovation and growth courses and
is the founder of the school’s Innovation Olympics program.
Ronald Jonash
Partner, IXL Center
Ron’s specialties are the strategic management of innovation, technology and R&D to create and capture
maximum value. In addition, Ron is on the faculty of the Hult International Business School, and on the
Advisory board of Arthur D. Little Inc.
Tyler McNally
Partner, IXL Center
Tyler works closely with IXL Center’s clients to design and deliver innovation management capabilities
building programs that combine blended learning instruction, workshops, coaching and mentoring for executives and teams.
Mark Rennella
Principal
Mark leads a number of IXL Center’s major research and writing efforts. Prior to IXL Center, Mark was as
a Research Associate at Harvard Business School and taught at Harvard’s History and Literature Program
from 1997 to 2003. He has a Ph.D. in American history and has researched and published extensively on the
cultural and business implications of international travel.
Research support was provided by German Garcia and Ahmad A. Ashkar of Hult International Business School.

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