Gary Hamel is a visiting Professor of Strategy at the London Business School, Chairman of Strategos, an international consulting company and the Director of the Woodside Institute. "The Economist" labels Prof. Hamel "the world's reigning strategy guru." He has been described as the most influential thinker on strategy in the Western world. As the author of concepts such as "strategic intent," "core competence," "corporate imagination" and "industry revolution," Hamel has changed the focus and language of strategy in many of the world's most successful companies.