Daniel A. Levinthal

Daniel A. Levinthal (born in 1957) is a Reginald H. Jones Professor of Corporate Strategy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Levinthal is considered to be one of the most prominent management scholars. His papers remain some of the highest cited papers in management and social sciences in general.

Early life and education Levinthal grew up in the Silicon Valley where his father, Elliott Levinthal, was on the faculty of the Stanford University. Levinthal received his B.A in Economics from Harvard University in 1979. He later received his Ph.D. in Economics, Business, and Public Policy in 1985 from the Graduate School of Business at the Stanford University.

Daniel Levinthal received an honorary doctorate from the following universities: London Business School (United Kingdom), 2018

Levinthal is a fellow of the Strategic Management Society (since 2011) and the Academy of Management (since 2010). Both titles are awarded to a scholar who have made significant contributions to the theory and practice of management.

Contributions Levinthal's research centers on the topics of industry evolution, organizational learning, and technological revolution.

Since 2014 Levinthal serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Strategy Science journal. He also served as Editor-in-chief of Organization Science between 2010 and 2013 and as an Editor of Industrial and Corporate Change from 2010 to 2015.