Tojin T. Eapen is the founder of CForesight (Center for Creative Foresight), a research, education, and consulting organization studying big ideas capable of driving sustainable business impact. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at The Conference Board and is a member of the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2026 which identifies 30 emerging global management thinkers.
In the past, Tojin taught at the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri and the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. He has also taught as a guest faculty member at the Global Leadership Program of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He has advised over 40 organizations, including Google, Samsung, ABB, KBR, Robert Bosch, NetApp, Qualcomm, Bureau Veritas, SKF, Tata Group, and Newell Brands.
Tojin has published impactful articles in Harvard Business Review and other practitioner and research outlets. His HBR cover article on “Augmenting Creativity” is an HBR Bestseller. His feature on “Products that Grow” was included among HBR’s 10 Must Reads in 2026, a collection of the most definitive business ideas of the previous year. His book, Bioinspired Strategic Design, published by Taylor and Francis (2024), co-authored with Dr. Daniel J. Finkenstadt, examines how human organizations can draw inspiration from living organisms to craft sustainable systems. His work has been cited by numerous organizations, including Microsoft, GE, SAP, Deloitte, McKinsey, Mitsui & Co., Forbes, the United Nations Development Program, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, UNESCO, OECD, Ofcom UK, and the Freakonomics Blog. He has also served on the United States technical advisory group for the ISO 56000 standards on innovation
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Tojin began his professional career in 2005 at Larsen & Toubro, India’s largest engineering conglomerate, where he worked in new product development and marketing, and was awarded the Sir Padampat Singhania award for India’s best young manager by the All India Management Association (AIMA). He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MBA from the Indian School of Business, and a degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Calicut.