Personal Life
Clay Christensen lives in Belmont, Massachusetts with his wife Christine. They have five children: Matthew, Ann, Michael, Spencer and Kate. Clayton is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From 1971 to 1973 he served as a missionary in the Republic of Korea (1971–1973), and speaks fluent Korean. He has served in several leadership positions in the Church. He served as an Area Seventy beginning in April 2002. Prior to that he served as a counselor in the Massachusetts Boston Mission Presidency. He has also served as a bishop.
In February 2010, Christensen announced that he'd been diagnosed with follicular lymphoma. He had an ischemic stroke in July 2010.
Despite Christensen’s health setback he is once again actively teaching, speaking and writing. In 2011, Christensen published two books: The Innovative University and The Innovator’s DNA (Harvard Business Press), with another scheduled to be published in early 2012.
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