Derek Lidow

Derek Lidow is a professor of practice at Princeton University, author, speaker, entrepreneur, former CEO and founder of , and former CEO of International Rectifier. Lidow is author of three books: ''Startup Leadership: How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises'' (2014, Wiley), ''What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self-Made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies'' (2018, Diversion)'','' and ''THE ENTREPRENEURS: The Relentless Quest for Value'' (2022, Columbia University Press). He is also a media commentator; Lidow's coverage to date includes The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Economist, Nikkei, Reuters, and Taipei Times as well as many top bloggers.

Lidow's book, articles and speeches cover topics on innovation, entrepreneurship, startups, leadership and creativity. He joined Princeton university's Keller Center as the James Wei Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship for the academic year 2011–2012. At Princeton he has created three novel classes: "Entrepreneurial Leadership," "Creativity, Innovation, and Design" and "The History of Entrepreneurship". Provided by Wikipedia