George A. Riedel
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
George A. Riedel is the Henry B. Arthur Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit, where he currently teaches TEM (The Entrepreneurial Manager) and acts as a Section Chair in the Required Curriculum (RC). He has also taught TOM (Technology and Operations Management) and LCA (Leadership and Corporate Accountability), each for several years in the RC. He was a co-founder to build an Impact Investment Fund Class at HBS now taught in the EC. Lastly, he also teaches a range of courses in various Exec Ed program, mostly around Professional Services Firms.
He returned to HBS after 30 years having graduated in 1987 following a 16 year career at McKinsey and Company, both in North America and Asia serving clients in the Telecom, Media and Technology industrries. He followed that with 14 year career in various C-suite roles in technology, including multiple CEO stints. He has served on fourteen public or private company boards and currently serves as Chairman of the Board at Infinera (INFN) in Sunnyvale, CA., Chairman of the Board of Juvare in Atlanta, GA. as well as the lead indepedent director at Bridgeway Benefits Technology in Baltimore, MD and an independent director at Markforged (MKFG) in Waltham, MA. He is also a LP (Limited Partner) in several growth equity and venture funds.
After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1980 with a BS (with Distinction) in Mechanical Engineering he spent the next five years working as a Petroleum Engineer for Exxon Co USA in their production department in Houston, prior to coming back to HBS. He's been married for 41 years, has 4 adult children and two grandchildren.
- Cases and Teaching Materials
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- Nagle, Frank, George A. Riedel, William R. Kerr, and David Lane. "SolarWinds Confronts SUNBURST (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 723-368, October 2022. (Revised September 2023.) View Details
- Nagle, Frank, George A. Riedel, William R. Kerr, and David Lane. "SolarWinds Confronts SUNBURST (A)." Harvard Business School Case 723-357, October 2022. (Revised September 2023.) View Details
- Nagle, Frank, George A. Riedel, William R. Kerr, and David Lane. "Note on Cyberattacks and Regulatory Regimes." Harvard Business School Background Note 723-392, October 2022. View Details
- Riedel, George A., Amy Klopfenstein, and Mel Martin. "NOW PT (B): Should We Invest?" Harvard Business School Supplement 323-014, August 2022. View Details
- Riedel, George A., Amy Klopfenstein, and Mel Martin. "NOW PT (A): Should We Invest?" Harvard Business School Case 323-009, August 2022. (Revised August 2023.) View Details
- Riedel, George A. "Dick's Sporting Goods: Getting Out of The Gun Business (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 321-025, January 2021. View Details
- Riedel, George A. "Dick's Sporting Goods: Getting Out Of The Gun Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 321-024, January 2021. (Revised January 2022.) (Featured in this Working Knowledge Article which was named one of 2022’s Top Ten Most Popular Articles.) View Details
- Riedel, George A. "A Tough Call: SEAL Team Leader in Kandahar (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-009, January 2020. View Details
- Riedel, George A. "Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-043, November 2019. View Details
- Riedel, George A. "A Tough Call: SEAL Team Leader in Kandahar (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-001, January 2020. View Details
- Riedel, George A. "Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?" Harvard Business School Teaching Note 319-064, February 2019. (Revised April 2023.) View Details
- Riedel, George A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?" Harvard Business School Case 319-030, August 2018. (Revised April 2023.) View Details
- Hamermesh, Richard G., and George Riedel. "The National Football League and Brain Injuries (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-082, January 2018. View Details
- Awards & Honors
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Named a Henry B. Arthur Fellow in 2021.