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Food Security in Urban Slums by 2018
AUTHORS
Dr. Hitendra Patel
Managing Director, IXL Center; Hult Professor of Innovation and Growth
Hitendra Patel is the Managing Director of the IXL Center. He helps Fortune 1000 companies identify and
implement new growth engines or helps them build innovation capability. He has written all the cases for the
Hult Prize and is on its advisory board. Previously, Hitendra worked at Monitor, ADL, and Motorola.
Ronald Jonash
Partner, IXL Center
At Arthur D. Little for 25 years, Ron led the effort to translate strategic planning methods to the institutional
and non-profit sector as well as the effort to transition a technology innovation practice to a broader strategic
innovation practice. Ron was also head of the Innovation practice at the Monitor Group for five years before
launching the Center for Innovation Excellence and Leadership and the Global Innovation Management Institute.
Kristen Anderson
Consultant, IXL Center
Kristen is a consultant with the IXL Center. Kristen has worked with the Hult Prize since 2010, when she was a
student in London. In 2012, she wrote the case study with Habitat for Humanity. She specializes in corporate
and MBA Management Consulting training. Kristen also provides coaching and training for innovation and
business intelligence action projects around the world.
Julius Bautista
Consultant, IXL Center
Julius works on product development and research efforts at IXL Center. He has contributed to the development
of white papers, articles and books around the topic of innovation. Additionally, Julius co-wrote the One Laptop
per Child (OLPC) case used by Hult Prize for the 2012 challenge. He is also a mentor at the Hult Innovation
Olympics helping MBA students generate breakthrough ideas for OLPC to educate more children in developing
countries.
RESEARCH TEAM
Juris Baldunciks
Research Associate, IXL Center
Juris is a research associate at IXL Center. Prior to IXL Center, he has worked on management and finance
consulting projects in Latvia as well as in the student NGO sector. Juris has B.Sc. from University of Latvia in
Business Administration.
Karla Gomes
Consultant, IXL Center
Karla has more than four years of consulting experience working in Strategy and Organization (S&O) related
projects where she worked with public and private sector clients for various industries such as energy, finance
and construction, among others.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The writing team would like to give special thanks to the following:
Alfredo Lozano Cordova, General Director, Fundación Mexicana para el Desarrollo Rural A.C.
Victor Fernandes, Former Innovation Director, Bunge
Pierre Ferrari, CEO, Heifer International
Grupo Bimbo
Hal Hamilton, Co-Director, Sustainable Food Laboratory
Dan Maxwell, Professor and Research Director for Food Security and Complex Emergencies, Tufts University
Dave Stangis, Vice President Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, Campbell Soup Company
Steve Sywulka, World Renew, West Africa
Sara Sywulka, Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist, Food for the Hungry
The Hult Prize and IXL Center have compiled research for this case from known and credible sources. The authors have attempted to use
accurate information as much as dynamic data can be accurately measured and reported. The authors explicitly disclaim to the extent
permitted by law responsibility for the accuracy, content or availability of information located throughout this case or for any damage incurred
owing to use of the information contained therein.
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