Faculty & Team
Faculty & Team

Derek van Bever
Derek is a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He is part of the teaching team for Professor Christensen’s signature course, Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise in the second year elective curriculum.
He is a co-founder of The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO), a global research, consulting, and technology firm serving hospital and university executives, and was a member of the founding executive team of The Corporate Executive Board (NYSE: CEB), a global thought leadership and advisory network, which spun out of the Advisory Board Company in a highly successful 1999 Initial Public Offering. The Corporate Executive Board is now the world’s largest executive advisory network, with annual revenue over $800 million and a membership spanning over 50 countries and including executives from 85% of the Fortune 500 and 50% of the Dow Jones Asian Titans.
Derek is a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He is part of the teaching team for Professor Christensen’s signature course, Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise in the second year elective curriculum.
He is a co-founder of The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO), a global research, consulting, and technology firm serving hospital and university executives, and was a member of the founding executive team of The Corporate Executive Board (NYSE: CEB), a global thought leadership and advisory network, which spun out of the Advisory Board Company in a highly successful 1999 Initial Public Offering. The Corporate Executive Board is now the world’s largest executive advisory network, with annual revenue over $800 million and a membership spanning over 50 countries and including executives from 85% of the Fortune 500 and 50% of the Dow Jones Asian Titans.

Iuliana Mogosanu

Anibha Singh
As a Research Associate at the Forum, Anibha is responsible for supporting research initiatives, case development, and community-building efforts focused on applying causal management and innovation theories to a variety of industries. She is particularly interested in advancing the application of these theories in non-profit and public sectors.
Before joining the Forum, Anibha founded Petite Heimat LLC, a social impact venture with the mission of creating decentralized business models that empower indigenous artisans in the global south. Prior to this, Anibha was an analyst at Innosight LLC, a consulting firm focused on growth strategy and innovation.
Anibha was a Weissman Scholar at Babson College and graduated in 2015 with a BSc in Business Administration and a concentration in Data Analytics. At Babson, she worked on a series of field projects exploring the role of entrepreneurship, education, and access to energy in rural development in India.
As a Research Associate at the Forum, Anibha is responsible for supporting research initiatives, case development, and community-building efforts focused on applying causal management and innovation theories to a variety of industries. She is particularly interested in advancing the application of these theories in non-profit and public sectors.
Before joining the Forum, Anibha founded Petite Heimat LLC, a social impact venture with the mission of creating decentralized business models that empower indigenous artisans in the global south. Prior to this, Anibha was an analyst at Innosight LLC, a consulting firm focused on growth strategy and innovation.
Anibha was a Weissman Scholar at Babson College and graduated in 2015 with a BSc in Business Administration and a concentration in Data Analytics. At Babson, she worked on a series of field projects exploring the role of entrepreneurship, education, and access to energy in rural development in India.

Katie Zandbergen
As the Community Manager at The Forum for Growth & Innovation, Katie is responsible for building a community centered on the alumni of Clayton Christensen’s BSSE and Disruptive Innovation courses, while also encompassing those professionals who share our passion for developing and employing frameworks that improve growth and innovation management. The Forum welcomes all learners and managers who seek to use our resources to spread the use of Clay’s theories for the greater good, and Katie works to grow our community both online and through other outreach initiatives. She is also a regular host of The Disruptive Voice podcast, is involved with various research projects at The Forum, and contributes to planning for our speaker series and other events, all with the goal of empowering alumni to pull the frameworks from Clay’s courses into their lives.
Prior to joining The Forum, Katie enjoyed the experience of working at two Boston-area startups. She also lived abroad for over a decade, including five years in The Netherlands spent teaching public policy, as an academic advisor, and working to establish the alumni association at Amsterdam University College, the honors college established jointly by the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit. Katie earned her PhD and MPhil from The University of Oxford and has a BS in Management & Business from Skidmore College.
As the Community Manager at The Forum for Growth & Innovation, Katie is responsible for building a community centered on the alumni of Clayton Christensen’s BSSE and Disruptive Innovation courses, while also encompassing those professionals who share our passion for developing and employing frameworks that improve growth and innovation management. The Forum welcomes all learners and managers who seek to use our resources to spread the use of Clay’s theories for the greater good, and Katie works to grow our community both online and through other outreach initiatives. She is also a regular host of The Disruptive Voice podcast, is involved with various research projects at The Forum, and contributes to planning for our speaker series and other events, all with the goal of empowering alumni to pull the frameworks from Clay’s courses into their lives.
Prior to joining The Forum, Katie enjoyed the experience of working at two Boston-area startups. She also lived abroad for over a decade, including five years in The Netherlands spent teaching public policy, as an academic advisor, and working to establish the alumni association at Amsterdam University College, the honors college established jointly by the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit. Katie earned her PhD and MPhil from The University of Oxford and has a BS in Management & Business from Skidmore College.

Christopher Diak
Christopher is responsible for executing the administrative operations of the Forum. His work centers on logistical duties in support of Forum research and outreach initiatives, organizing events, and producing media content for the Forum’s YouTube channel, website, and signature podcast series: The Disruptive Voice.
On the other side of the river, Christopher is a candidate for the M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School where he studies business ethics, spirituality, and cognitive neuroscience. Through his ministerial work, he aims to bring Harvard Business School and Harvard Divinity School into dialogue on matters of meaning, pedagogy and mission.
Prior to joining The Forum, he studied filmmaking at Interlochen Arts Academy, worked in research laboratories at Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Neuroscience and Religion.
Christopher is responsible for executing the administrative operations of the Forum. His work centers on logistical duties in support of Forum research and outreach initiatives, organizing events, and producing media content for the Forum’s YouTube channel, website, and signature podcast series: The Disruptive Voice.
On the other side of the river, Christopher is a candidate for the M.Div. at Harvard Divinity School where he studies business ethics, spirituality, and cognitive neuroscience. Through his ministerial work, he aims to bring Harvard Business School and Harvard Divinity School into dialogue on matters of meaning, pedagogy and mission.
Prior to joining The Forum, he studied filmmaking at Interlochen Arts Academy, worked in research laboratories at Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Neuroscience and Religion.

Chet Huber

Allison Mnookin

Rory McDonald
