Harry Igor Ansoff was a Russian American applied mathematician and business manager. He is known as the father of strategic management
Igor Ansoff was the founding father of corporate planning. His involvement in Strategic Management extends over several decades. He is to Strategic Management what Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was to rock music – and over a similar time scale (from the 60’s through to 2000). Igor is a key figure in the school of strategy which extols a more logical, and deliberate approach strategy.