George A. Riedel

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.