Henry Andersen

Henry Andersen is a Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration at Whittier College. He holds degrees from Harvard College (A.B. in Japanese Literature), Columbia University (M.S. in Journalism), and INSEAD (MBA in Marketing), with postgraduate research experience at the University of Tokyo. A trilingual educator (English, Japanese, Portuguese), he teaches courses in International Business, International Marketing, Sustainable Development, Innovation Through Design Thinking, and Social Media Marketing.

Before joining Whittier College in 2023, he served as a tenured Professor of Management at Meiji University's Graduate School of Global Business and as an Associate Professor of Marketing and Creative Leadership at Nihon University in Tokyo. With a 20-year corporate background as a global marketing strategy and innovation executive for companies like Sony Pictures, Mitsubishi, and Kimberly-Clark across five countries, he brings extensive industry expertise to academia.

• Academic History: A.B. from Harvard College, M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, and MBA from INSEAD.
• Industry Experience: Former Chief Marketing Officer for a Japanese global industrial equipment company; featured in international business press (e.g., Financial Times).
• Training Reach: Taught over 11,000 Fortune Global 500 executives across four continents.