When appointed dean in 1995, Clark told the Boston Globe that though his predecessor had "built the foundation, I want to push this further, take this thing deeper."

Author of five books, numerous articles, working papers and case studies, Clark, is considered an expert in product development management.

Besides being the dean of HBS, Clark also serves as a director of several companies--Guidant Corporation, Tower Automotive, Inc., FleetFinancial, Inc. and Handspring, Inc.

Clark jogs on a regular basis, and is an avid golfer.

An Eagle Scout and recent recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Clark was very active in the Boy Scouts--until his appointment as the eighth Dean of the Faculty of the Business School in 1995. Though he is no longer a scoutmaster, Clark still keeps his Boy Scout uniform in his office at the Business School.

He is very involved in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and served as a bishop, the lay spiritual leader of a congregation, in Cambridge.

The eldest of three children, Clark has seven of his own.