Youngme Moon is the Donald K. David Professor of Business at Harvard Business School.  Professor Moon's research sits at the intersection of strategy, branding innovation, and culture, with a particular focus on youth and the digital economy. She is the author of the bestselling book, Different, and she has published and sold more than two million case studies on companies ranging from Starbucks to IKEA to Uber. She currently co-hosts a weekly podcast, After Hours, presented by Harvard Business Review.

At HBS, Professor Moon has launched a number of strategic innovations, including the MBA FIELD curriculum and the Harvard Business Online learning platform. She has served as Senior Associate Dean for strategy and innovation, as well as Senior Associate Dean for the MBA Program. She has received the HBS Student Association Faculty Award for teaching excellence seven times; she is also the inaugural recipient of the Hellman Faculty Fellowship, awarded for distinction in research.

Professor Moon serves on the Board of Directors of Unilever and Rakuten; she also sits on the board of several start-ups including Warby Parker and Sweetgreen. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University, her M.A. from Stanford University, and her B.A. from Yale University. Prior to joining HBS, she was on the faculty at MIT. She lives in Boston with her husband and two sons.​