Yves Pigneur

Dr. Yves Pigneur is a professor at the University of Lausanne since 1984, and has held visiting professorships at Georgia State University, University of British Columbia, National University of Singapore, and HEC Montreal. He earned his doctoral degree at the University of Namur, Belgium. He was the former editor-in-chief of the academic journal Systèmes d’Information & Management. Together with Alexander Osterwalder, they invented the Business Model Canvas and authored in 2010 the international bestseller “Business Model Generation” (million+ copies in 40 languages); and more recently “Value Proposition Design” & "The Invincible Company".

In November 2015, they have been ranked #15 in the “most influential business thinkers” by Thinkers50 and received the “Strategy Award”. In November 2017, they entered the top10 (#7) in the Thinkers50 ranking. In 2019, they rank #4.