Kim Clark Biography

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This article is about the former dean of Harvard Business School and current President of BYU Idaho; for the article about 2006 candidate for the US congress see Kim Clark (candidate).

Kim B. Clark (born March 20 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah), President of Brigham Young University-Idaho from 2005 to present,  Dean of the Faculty at Harvard Business School from 1995 to 2005, was the George F. Baker Professor of Administration.  A member of the Harvard faculty starting in 1978, Clark received his B.A. (1974), MA (1977), and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in economics from Harvard.  In 2005, Clark left the Harvard Business School to become the president of Brigham Young University-Idaho.

During his tenure as dean, Clark led initiatives in support of the school's educational programs, research, and unique residential campus. These included:

• The information technology initiative, which develops tools and applications to deepen the learning experience for students and faculty;
  
• The entrepreneurship initiative, which built the faculty, introduced new materials into the curriculum, and led to the creation of the California Research Center;
  
• The global initiative, with research centers in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and India that foster the development of a global perspective in research and course development; and
  
• Leadership and values, which has strengthened community standards in the curriculum and daily life.
  

Initiatives

In September 2002, Clark helped launch a $500 million capital campaignâ??the first in the school's historyâ??to fund high priority initiatives and to make substantial new investments in education and research.

Research and Publications

Most Recent

Clark successfully carved out a niche in operations and technology by studying the development of new products and innovation. His most recent research has focused on modularity in design and the integration of technology and competition in industry evolution, with a particular focus on the computer industry. Published books on these topics include:

• Design Rules: The Power of Modularity (with Carliss Baldwin, MIT Press, 2000)
  

Earlier Research

Earlier research has focused on the areas of technology, productivity, product development, and operations strategy. Published books on these topics include:

• Leading Product Development: The Senior Manager's Guide to Creating and Shaping the Enterprise (with S.C. Wheelwright, Free Press, 1995)
  
• The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal through Successful Product and Process Development (co-edited with H.K. Bowen, C. Holloway, and S.C. W heelwright, Oxford University Press, 1994)
  
• Revolutionizing Product Development (with S.C. Wheelwright, The Free Press, 1992)
  
• A comprehensive study on product development in the world auto industry (with T. Fujimoto), Product Development Performance, was published in 1991 by HBS Press.
  
• Dynamic Manufacturing (with R.H. Hayes and S.C. Wheelwright, Free Press, 1988)
  
• Industrial Renaissance (with W.J. Abernathy and A.M. Kantrow, Basic Books, 1983).
  

Other Research

Additional publications include:

• Managing in an Age of Modularity (with C.Y. Baldwin, Harvard Business Review, September-October 1997)
  
• Development Projects: The Engine of Renewal (with H.K. Bowen, C.A. Holloway, and S.C. Wheelwright, Harvard Business Review, September-October 1994)
  
• Organizing and Leading 'Heavyweight' Development Teams (with S.C. Wheelwright, California Management Review, Spring 1992)
  
• Capabilities and Capital Investment: New Perspectives on Capital Budgeting (with C.Y. Baldwin, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 1991)
  
• The Power of Product Integrity' (with T. Fujimoto, Harvard Business Review, November-December 1990)
  

Personal and Family Life

By birth, Kim Clark is a westerner, having grown up in Washington and Utah. He and his wife, Sue, are the parents of seven children and seven grandchildren. Clark is an avid golfer. At home, he is actively involved in his church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in the lives of his seven children. He spent three years as a bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was a scoutmaster for a church-affiliated troop, and spent Saturdays coordinating a town basketball league when his children were younger.

Clark is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

References

• Distinguished Eagle Scout
  

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