| Kim B. Clark | |
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| Emeritus General Authority | |
| October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05) | |
| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04) – October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05) | |
| Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
| End reason | Designated asemeritusgeneral authority |
| 15th President ofBrigham Young University–Idaho | |
| In office | |
| August 19, 2005 – April 13, 2015 | |
| Predecessor | David A. Bednar |
| Successor | Clark Gilbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-03-20)March 20, 1949 (age 76) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.) |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Lorraine Hunt Clark |
| Children | 7 |
Kim Bryce Clark (born March 20, 1949) is an American scholar, educator, and religious leader who has been ageneral authority ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2015,[1] and was the church's seventeenthCommissioner of Church Education from 2015 to 2019.[2] He served previously as the15th president ofBrigham Young University–Idaho from 2005 to 2015, and as thedean of theHarvard Business School (HBS) from 1995 to 2005, where he was also theGeorge F. Baker Professor of Business Administration.[3]
Kim B. Clark was born on March 20, 1949, inSalt Lake City, Utah. He and his family lived in Salt Lake City until 1960, when his father's new job required them to move toSpokane, Washington. Clark matriculated atHarvard University in 1967 as a pre-med major and left after his freshman year to serve as amissionary for the LDS Church inGermany. Following his mission, Clark enrolled for a time atBrigham Young University. In 1971, he resumed his studies at Harvard, where he receivedB.A. (1974),MA (1977), andPh.D. (1978) degrees in economics.[4][5]
Clark joined the Harvard faculty in 1978 and served as Dean of HBS from 1995 to 2005.[6]
As a professor at HBS, Clark's research focused on modularity in design and the integration of technology and competition in industry evolution, particularly within the computer industry. He has published several articles in theHarvard Business Review and peer-reviewed academic journals. A few of his papers were co-authored with former HBS associate dean and formerBYU-Hawaii presidentSteven C. Wheelwright.[4]
With a variety of co-authors, Clark published an important series of studies on technological innovation. The organizational linkages, or integration, required to accomplish an innovation is a thread that runs through these studies. These insights culminated in his book withCarliss Baldwin, “Design Rules: The Power of Modularity,” which explores the rules for integrating components that shaped innovation in the computer industry as well as many others. His various articles and books have been cited more than 20,000 times according to Google Scholar.[7]
In 2005, Clark left HBS whenLDS Church presidentGordon B. Hinckley appointed him president of BYU–Idaho.[8]
On January 27, 2015, it was announced that effective April 13, 2015, Clark would be succeeded byClark Gilbert as the president of BYU–Idaho.[9]
Clark has served in various assignments in the LDS Church, includingbishop,scoutmaster,elders quorum president,Sunday School teacher, and counselor in astake mission presidency. From 2007 to 2014, Clark served as anarea seventy in the church's IdahoArea. On April 4, 2015, Clark wassustained as a member of theFirst Quorum of the Seventy.[10] On August 1, 2015, he succeededPaul V. Johnson as theCommissioner of Church Education.[2] He was designated as anemeritus general authority in October 2019.[11]
Clark and his wife, Sue, have seven children.[12]
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