Josh Lerner

About the Author

Josh Lerner is a renowned scholar and expert in innovation, entrepreneurship, and finance, serving as the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. With a career dedicated to unraveling the dynamics of venture capital and private equity, Lerner has advised governments, corporations, and investors worldwide on fostering technological advancement and economic growth. His research, grounded in rigorous empirical analysis, explores how financial mechanisms fuel innovation and shape entrepreneurial ecosystems. Lerner's influential works, including The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth and Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship, have become essential reading for academics, policymakers, and business leaders seeking to understand the intersection of finance and creativity in driving societal progress.