Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. is a professor of management and
strategy at Northwestern University''s Kellogg School of Management,
where he teaches in the MBA and the Executive MBA programs. He is
an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, one of the
largest private equity firms in the United States, where he
consults with CEOs and other senior executives of companies in
MDP''s extensive portfolio. Kraemer is the former chairman and chief
executive officer of Baxter International Inc., a
multibillion-dollar global health care company. He was voted the
Kellogg School Professor of the Year in 2008.