Sumantra Ghoshal was a Professor of Strategic and International Management at the London Business School. He died in 2004, aged 55.

In his research and teaching, Sumantra epitomized a scholar who combines rigor and relevance. By the time of his death, he had published 15 papers in top academic journals (e.g., Academy of Management Journal; Strategic Management Journal) and various others in other high-profile outlets (e.g., Journal of International Business Studies; Journal of Management Studies), amassing approximately 50,000 citations. Concurrently, he published 11 magazine articles in the Harvard Business Review, authored numerous case studies, and published 11 business books, several of which became global bestsellers (e.g., Managing Across Borders; The Individualized Corporation).