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Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran

ヴィジェイ・V・ヴァイティーシュワラン

Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-04-05 （Madras (now Chennai), India）
Nationality
India, United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Madras (now Chennai), India (birth) → Cheshire, Connecticut, United States (grew up) → Mexico City, Mexico (worked) → Beijing, China (bureau chief period) → New York, United States (residence/work)

Career

Occupations
journalist, editor, author, speaker, educator
Active Years
1993-
Affiliations
The Economist (editor, correspondent), Council on Foreign Relations (life member), World Economic Forum (advisor on sustainability and innovation), NYU Stern School of Business (adjunct/lecturer)
Memberships
Council on Foreign Relations (life member)

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
School of Engineering / Department of Mechanical Engineering
Degree: Bachelor of Science (機械工学)
Period: 1987–1991
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: United States
Named a Harry S. Truman Presidential Scholar while a student

Awards

Harry S. Truman Presidential Scholarship
1991
Organization: U.S. Congress / Truman Foundation
Result: 受賞
Financial Times Business Book of the Year (finalist)
2007
Work: ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future (co-authored)
Organization: Financial Times
Result: ファイナリスト

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Power to the People: How the Coming Energy Revolution Will Transform an Industry, Change Our Lives, and Maybe Even Save the Planet

2004 Non-fiction (energy, environment, policy) 368 pages

Examines how alternative fuels, distributed power and smart grids could transform industry and everyday life, and discusses the potential for a sustainable energy transition.

renewable energysmart gridsdistributed powertechnology and policy

ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future

2007 Non-fiction (automotive, energy, business) 352 pages

Analyzes the global competition to develop fuels and technologies for the next-generation automobile, outlining future scenarios from technological, market and policy perspectives.

electric vehiclesplug-in hybridsmarket competitioninnovation

NEED, SPEED and GREED: How the New Rules of Innovation Can Transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the World's Most Wicked Problems

2012 Non-fiction (innovation, business) 304 pages

Presents new rules for global innovation and shows how businesses and nations can increase competitiveness and address complex problems.

innovation policycorporate strategytechnology and society

Bibliography

  • Power to the People (2004)
  • ZOOM (co-authored, 2007)
  • NEED, SPEED and GREED (2012)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
journalistic and explanatoryanalytical and pragmaticconnects policy and technology in argumentation
Recurring Motifs
innovationenergy and climatetechnology-driven problem solving

Legacy

Regarded as a journalist-author who has bridged experts, policymakers and general readers through accessible explanations and pragmatic recommendations on energy policy, climate change and innovation.

Academic Societies

  • Council on Foreign Relations (member)

Trivia

  • Served as The Economist's U.S. business editor and its first China bureau chief.
  • Named a Harry S. Truman Presidential Scholar.
  • His book 'Power to the People' was praised by scientist John Holdren.
  • 'ZOOM' was a finalist for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year.
  • Speaking engagements are represented exclusively by Keppler Speakers.