David P. Norton '62 is the 2012 WPI Innovator of the Year. The award recognizes annually a graduate or friend of WPI who has demonstrated exemplary accomplishments as an innovator, showcasing individuals who have excelled in driving innovation within enterprises of all kinds. David Norton is well-known as the co-founder of The Balanced Scorecard and is one of the world's leading authorities on strategic performance management. A frequent lecturer and writer around the world, David Norton's work on strategy management is the subject of many books, articles, executive conferences, and training programs. The Balanced Scorecard concept was selected by the editors of Harvard Business Review as one of the most influential management ideas of the past 75 years. David Norton was voted one of the world's 12 most influential thinkers by Sun Top Media's "Thinkers 50" in 2008. For more information about WPI's Innovator of the Year award, visit business.wpi.edu/+innovator.