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| alma_mater = [[University of Pennsylvania]]<br> [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]]<br> [[Syracuse University]]
| thesis_title =The Coevolution of Technology Firms and Founders
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'''Vikas Vasudeo Joshi''' is an Indian businessman.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kabra|first1=Navin|title=Interview with Vikas Joshi – CEO of Harbinger, Pune-based e-learning products company|url=http://punetech.com/interview-with-vikas-joshi-ceo-of-harbinger-pune-based-e-learning-products-company/|website=www.punetech.com|access-date=13 June 2014}}</ref> He is the founder of the [[Pune]]-headquartered Harbinger Group, which includes Harbinger Systems, [[Harbinger Knowledge Products]], and Harbinger Interactive Learning, with offices in [[Redmond, Washington]] and [[Pleasanton, California]].

== Education ==
Joshi completed his [[bachelor's degree]] in mechanical engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay]] in 1985. He completed his [[master's degree]] in computer science and mechanical engineering, both from [[Syracuse University]] in 1988. He completed the Owner-President Management Program at [[Harvard Business School]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harbingergroup.com/Executive_Team.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194800/http://www.harbingergroup.com/Executive_Team.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> He earned his doctorate at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], where his research in entrepreneurship addressed the coevolution of technology firms and founders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gse.upenn.edu/event/final-defense-hearing-vikas-joshi|title=Final Defense Hearing for VIKAS JOSHI {{!}} Penn GSE|website=www.gse.upenn.edu|access-date=2016-09-30}}</ref>

== Career ==
Joshi founded Harbinger Group in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Harbinger Knowledge Products Pvt. Ltd.|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=54234212&privcapId=23079186|website=Bloomberg Businessweek|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> The group companies focus on software development services, interactivity-based software products and learning content development services. Joshi is recognized for his contributions in the field of eLearning.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2007/07/dont-only-jazz-up-create-interactive-e-learning-rapidly-vikas-joshi-founder-chairman-and-managing-director-harbinger-group-2/|access-date=2 June 2014|publisher=digitalLEARNING |title=Learning through ICTs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=E-learning sector buzzing with activity|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/technology/e-learning-sector-buzzingactivity_228695.html|website=www.moneycontrol.com|publisher=CNBC TV18 - Moneycontrol|access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Learning's just a click away|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-07-27/news/27451795_1_e-learning-software-products-elicitus|access-date=12 June 2014|publisher=The Economic Times|date=27 July 2006}}</ref> His best-known product is [[Raptivity]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Interactive e-learning software helping to propel Harbinger Knowledge Products to the head of the class|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/interactive-elearning-software-helping-to-propel-harbinger-knowledge-products-to-the-head-of-the-class/523312/1|access-date=2 June 2014|publisher=The Financial Express|date=30 September 2009}}</ref> a rapid interactivity builder. He holds two US patents based on his inventions in interactivity-based education technology.<ref>{{cite web|last=Joshi|first=Vikas|title=System and a Method for Interactivity Creation and Customization|url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7917839.pdf|publisher=FreePatentsOnline|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Joshi|first=Vikas|title=Interactive Contribution Widget|url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7849137.pdf|publisher=FreePatentsOnline|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> Joshi was a speaker at the [[World Entrepreneurship Forum]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=SiteJazzer Creator To Speak At The World Entrepreneurship Forum|url=http://www.efytimes.com/e1/53517/fullnews.htm|access-date=2 June 2014|publisher=EFY Times|date=3 November 2010}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
* 2008: Recognized as e-learning thought leader by TrainingIndustry.com<ref>{{cite news|title=Pune techie earns 'Thought Leader' recognition |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/06/19/pune-techie-earns-thought-leader-recognition-1182254803.html|access-date=2 June 2014|publisher=One India News|date=19 June 2007}}</ref>
* 2009: Featured in the TV program "Swades" on Zee Business, which features entrepreneurs who returned to India and set up successful enterprises<ref>{{cite web|title=Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GucuRHKaUlA|publisher=ZEE Business|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vikas Joshi's Interview on Zee Business - Part 2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_7Whbt9BGM|publisher=ZEE Business|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vikas Joshi's interview on Zee Business - Part 3|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m-xChZ70DA|publisher=ZEE Business|access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref>
* 2012: Conferred with the Distinguished Service Award by IIT Bombay<ref>{{cite web|title=Distinguished Service Awardees|url=http://www.alumni.iitb.ac.in/dsa_award_2011.aspx|website=Alumni - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|publisher=IIT Bombay}}</ref>
* 2013: Recognized in top ten World e-learning movers and shakers in 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=The fourth, annual, top ten e-learning movers and shakers |url=http://www.trainingpressreleases.com/news/bob-little-press-pr/2013/the-fourth-annual-top-ten-e-learning-movers-and-shakers-|access-date=2 June 2014|date=2 January 2013}}</ref>
* 2017: [[American Educational Research Association]] recognized his research <ref name=":0">{{Cite thesis|last=Joshi|first=Vikas Vasudeo|title=The coevolution of technology firms and founders|date=2016-01-01|publisher=UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA|url=http://gradworks.umi.com/10/15/10158558.html}}</ref> in entrepreneurship with 'Dissertation of the Year 2017' award

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official|http://www.vikasjoshi.com/}}
* [http://www.harbingergroup.com/ Harbinger Group]

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