Sarath Balachandran

Sarath Balachandran is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. He holds an MS from Georgia Tech and a PhD from Wharton School. His research examines how collaborative relationships between firms influence innovation, focusing on micro-level individual interactions and macro-level institutional factors. Prior to academia, he worked at Unilever in logistics and post-merger integration roles.

His research streams include:

• Micro perspective: Investigates how individuals' backgrounds and incentives shape interfirm partnerships and resource exchanges.
• Macro perspective: Analyzes how formal/informal institutions (laws, norms) affect partnership formation and outcomes.

Key research topics include venture capital dynamics, cross-border alliances, immigrant entrepreneurs' roles, and institutional reforms' impact on innovation access. He teaches Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances at LBS.

Publications span strategic management, organizational science, and innovation studies, emphasizing structural brokerage, partnership governance, and global innovation ecosystems. No academic awards are explicitly listed in provided texts.

His career trajectory combines industry experience with academic research, focusing on bridging corporate practices and entrepreneurial innovation strategies.