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Johann Harnoss

Partner and Associate Director Washington, DC
If a diverse workforce makes a better company, why don’t more businesses hire internationally? Innovation and migration strategist Johann Daniel Harnoss, a partner at BCG, details how how to best build the systems and culture to welcome immigrants to your staff.

Education

  • PhD, economics, Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne
  • Master's in Public Administration/International Development, Harvard University
  • Master of International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
  • Diploma in Business Administration, European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel

Johann Harnoss is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Corporate Finance & Strategy practice, and the People Chair at BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s global think tank.
Johann co-leads BCG’s research on innovation, and is a coauthor of BCG’s annual Most Innovative Companies Report. His client work focuses on developing more effective innovation strategies and operating models to improve clients’ hit rate on breakthrough innovation.

In his previous role as a fellow at the BCG Henderson Institute, Johann studied the future of global talent mobility, innovation, and the strategic implications for global firms. His work has been published in the Harvard Business Review, the MIT Sloan Management Review, and the Journal of Economic Growth, among others. His TED talk on Global Talent Advantage has been viewed more than 1 million times.