Vikas Joshi

Vikas Vasudeo Joshi is an Indian businessman.[1] He is the founder of the Pune-headquartered Harbinger Group, which includes Harbinger Systems, Harbinger Knowledge Products, and Harbinger Interactive Learning, with offices in Redmond, Washington and Pleasanton, California.

Vikas Vasudeo Joshi
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
IIT Bombay
Syracuse University
Known forRaptivity, Elicitus, YawnBuster, SiteJazzer, TeemingPod
Scientific career
InstitutionsHarbinger Group
ThesisThe Coevolution of Technology Firms and Founders (2016)
Doctoral advisorAlexandra Michel

Education

Joshi completed his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1985. He completed his master's degree in computer science and mechanical engineering, both from Syracuse University in 1988. He completed the Owner-President Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2013.[2] He earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, where his research in entrepreneurship addressed the coevolution of technology firms and founders.[3]

Career

Joshi founded Harbinger Group in 1990.[4] The group companies focus on software development services, interactivity-based software products and learning content development services. Joshi is recognized for his contributions in the field of eLearning.[5][6][7] His best-known product is Raptivity,[8] a rapid interactivity builder. He holds two US patents based on his inventions in interactivity-based education technology.[9][10] Joshi was a speaker at the World Entrepreneurship Forum in 2010.[11]

Awards and recognition
  • 2008: Recognized as e-learning thought leader by TrainingIndustry.com[12]
  • 2009: Featured in the TV program "Swades" on Zee Business, which features entrepreneurs who returned to India and set up successful enterprises[13][14][15]
  • 2012: Conferred with the Distinguished Service Award by IIT Bombay[16]
  • 2013: Recognized in top ten World e-learning movers and shakers in 2013[17]
  • 2017: American Educational Research Association recognized his research [18] in entrepreneurship with 'Dissertation of the Year 2017' award

References
  1. Kabra, Navin. "Interview with Vikas Joshi – CEO of Harbinger, Pune-based e-learning products company". www.punetech.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Final Defense Hearing for VIKAS JOSHI | Penn GSE". www.gse.upenn.edu. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. "Company Overview of Harbinger Knowledge Products Pvt. Ltd". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. "Learning through ICTs". digitalLEARNING. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. "E-learning sector buzzing with activity". www.moneycontrol.com. CNBC TV18 - Moneycontrol. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  7. "Learning's just a click away". The Economic Times. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  8. "Interactive e-learning software helping to propel Harbinger Knowledge Products to the head of the class". The Financial Express. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. Joshi, Vikas. "System and a Method for Interactivity Creation and Customization" (PDF). FreePatentsOnline. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. Joshi, Vikas. "Interactive Contribution Widget" (PDF). FreePatentsOnline. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. "SiteJazzer Creator To Speak At The World Entrepreneurship Forum". EFY Times. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. "Pune techie earns 'Thought Leader' recognition". One India News. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. "Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 1". ZEE Business. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. "Vikas Joshi's Interview on Zee Business - Part 2". ZEE Business. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. "Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 3". ZEE Business. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  16. "Distinguished Service Awardees". Alumni - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. IIT Bombay.
  17. "The fourth, annual, top ten e-learning movers and shakers". 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. Joshi, Vikas Vasudeo (1 January 2016). The coevolution of technology firms and founders (Thesis). UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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