Harvard prof Tarun Khanna joins InMobi Board

BENGALURU: The board of directors of the Bengaluru-based InMobi Group has announced the appointment of Harvard professor Tarun Khanna as an independent director of the firm.
Khanna's appointment expands the board to seven directors, two of whom are independent.
"InMobi’s journey from being the first unicorn to becoming a successful global company to emerge out of India is an inspiration for any entrepreneur," said Khanna.InMobi, he said, is pushing the envelope on growth and innovation on multiple fronts. "Its unified marketing cloud continues to clock impressive growth in the US, China and Asia; TruFactor, its secure data platform business that enables telcos to transform their digital assets into strategic knowledge, is seeing great traction in the US and Asia; and Glance, its AI-powered Screen Zero platform is the fastest growing content platform in India. I am very excited to be part of InMobi’s next phase of growth in powering artificial-intelligence driven, mobile-first experiences for enterprises and consumers,” he said.
Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann professor at the Harvard Business School, where he has sought for over two decades to study the drivers of entrepreneurship in emerging markets as a means of economic and social development. At HBS since 1993, after obtaining degrees from Princeton and Harvard, he also teaches strategy, corporate governance and international business to students at all levels of the university, from undergraduates to senior executives.
Naveen Tewari, founder and CEO of InMobi Group, said the company was very excited to have Khanna join the board. “All our businesses - InMobi unified marketing cloud, Glance and TruFactor are scaling globally. The breadth and depth of his insights from academia and his expertise as an entrepreneur and board member across varied industries across the globe will stand us in good stead on this journey,” he said.