is the Associate Dean of Innovation at the MIT School of Management and the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship. She is the Faculty Director of MIT’s Office of Innovation and Faculty Director of the MIT Legatum Center for Entrepreneurship and Development. Fiona is Vice-Chair of the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) and an associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. She received her BA ’89 and MA ‘90 from the University of Oxford in chemistry. She subsequently moved to the United States and earned an AM ’92 and PhD ’96 from Harvard University in applied sciences.
Our approach mirrors the dynamic and exploratory nature of traditional lab group meetings, where we critique and build upon research at the nexus of innovation, entrepreneurship, and geopolitics. Our research spans topics like innovation ecosystems, stakeholder management utilizing our MIT five stakeholder model, and IDE, with a particular focus on deep tech enterprises.
Our discussions often involve comparative analyses across different countries or ecosystems, such as various IDEs or risk capital approaches, including new fund designs under public, private, or mixed sponsorship like the NATO Innovation Fund. We also delve into specific challenges like defense/security or energy/food security and explore strategic organizational changes in science and technology (S&T), particularly in areas like Quantum, Engineering Biology, AI, and Semiconductors. Additionally, we examine how foundational S&T expertise can spur growth in new markets, exemplified by India’s evolving participation in the space race, and its implications for international political dynamics.
Associate Dean for Innovation, MIT Sloan
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan
Affiliate Director, MIT Murray Lab
Affiliate Director, MIT Murray Lab
Cardozo School of Law
Atlantic Council
MIT Mission Innovation Experimental
MIT Office of Innovation HQ
Technical University of Denmark
Bern University of Applied Sciences
ETH Zurich
MIT Sloan
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Copenhagen Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
MIT Sloan
MIT Sloan
German Parliament
Dieter Schwarz Foundation
MIT Sloan
University of Oulu Business School
QAI Ventures/ PatentPlus
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The Engine Ventures
Oxford University
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