Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. (born 1955) is an American business executive, leadership author, and professor; currently the Clinical Professor of Leadership at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and Executive Partner at Madison Dearborn Partners.
Harry Kraemer is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Baxter International Inc.[1] Kraemer joined Baxter International Inc. in 1982 as Director of Corporate Development.
In 2005 Harry Kraemer started teaching a course called Managerial Leadership at Kellogg School of Management.
The structure of the course is created by Kraemer and called "Value-based Leadership."
Harry Kraemer is also the author of the best-selling book "From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership" and "Becoming The Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership."