TIES

Faculty

TIES faculty represent a wide array of disciplines and expertise—in both academia and industry. Specific areas of focus include the management of technology and innovation, information technology, product development, and entrepreneurship.

FACULTY

Pierre Azoulay

Pierre Azoulay

International Programs Professor of Management

Pierre Azoulay is the International Programs Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.His research focuses on the impact of different funding regimes on the…

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Michael A. Cusumano

Michael A. Cusumano

Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management

Michael A. Cusumano is the SMR Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. During 2020-2024, he was Deputy Dean for Faculty and Research.  He has also held a joint appointment in the MIT School of Engineering…

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Danielle Li

Danielle Li

David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology

Danielle Li is the David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology and a Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, as well as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research interests are in economics…

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Fiona E. Murray

Fiona E. Murray

Associate Dean for Innovation and Inclusion

Fiona Murray is the Associate Dean of Innovation and Inclusion at the MIT School of Management and the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship. She is the codirector of MIT’s Innovation Initiative and Faculty Director of the MIT Legatum…

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Jacquelyn Pless

Jacquelyn Pless

Fred Kayne (1960) Career Development Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Jacquelyn Pless is the Fred Kayne (1960) Career Development Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and an Assistant Professor in the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management…

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Georg Rilinger

Georg Rilinger

Fred Kayne (1960) Career Development Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Georg Rilinger is the Fred Kayne (1960) Career Development Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and an Assistant Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.Georg’s…

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Scott Stern

Scott Stern

David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology

Scott Stern is the David Sarnoff Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.Stern explores how innovation and entrepreneurship differ from more traditional economic activities, and the consequences of these differences for…

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Catherine J. Turco

Catherine J. Turco

Michael M. Koerner (1949) Professor of Entrepreneurship

Catherine J. Turco is the Michael M. Koerner (1949) Professor of Entrepreneurship and a Professor in MIT Sloan's Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management group as well as its program in Economic Sociology. Turco is an…

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Eric Arthur von Hippel

Eric Arthur von Hippel

T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Management

Eric von Hippel is the T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Management and a Professor of Management of Innovation and Engineering Systems at the MIT Sloan School of Management.  His research discovers and explores patterns in the sources of innovation…

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Ezra W. Zuckerman Sivan

Ezra W. Zuckerman Sivan

Alvin J. Siteman (1948) Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy

Ezra Zuckerman Sivan is  the Alvin J. Siteman (1948) Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He is also cofounder of MIT Sloan's PhD Program in Economic Sociology.Zuckerman Sivan is an economic sociologist whose research focuses on showing how…

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SENIOR LECTURERS

Bill Aulet

Bill Aulet

Ethernet Inventors Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management

Bill Aulet is the Managing Director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management.He is changing the way entrepreneurship is understood, taught, and practiced around the world…

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Phil Budden

Phil Budden

Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

Phil Budden is a Senior Lecturer at MIT's Management School, in Sloan's TIES (Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management) Group, where he focuses on innovation ecosystems around the world, their key stakeholders, and…

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Robert C. Pozen

Robert C. Pozen

Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

Robert C. Pozen is currently a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.In 2012, he won acclaim for a popular book entitled Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your…

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Erin L. Scott

Erin L. Scott

Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

Erin L. Scott, PhD draws upon her nearly two decades of academic and practical experience to partner with groundbreaking innovators to successfully navigate the entrepreneurial journey from initial idea to commercialization. Her research focuses on…

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Donald Sull

Donald Sull

Professor of the Practice

Donald Sull is a Professor of the Practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he directs the Strategic Agility Project and the Culture 500. He teaches courses on competitive strategy and strategy execution. Prior to academia, he worked as…

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Henry B. Weil

Henry B. Weil

Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

Henry Weil is a Senior Lecturer of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Weil served as president and chief executive officer of Cambridge-based management consulting firm…

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Lecturers

Dina Sherif

Dina Sherif

Senior Lecturer

Malia C Lazu

Malia C Lazu

Lecturer, TIES

Malia Lazu is a Lecturer in the TIES Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management.Malia Lazu, an award winning, tenured strategist in diversity & inclusion has sparked deep economic development and investment in urban entrepreneurship for over twenty…

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EMERITUS FACULTY

James M. Utterback

James M. Utterback

David J. McGrath jr (1959) Professor of Management and Innovation, Emeritus

James Utterback is the David J. McGrath jr (1959) Professor of Management and Innovation, Emeritus and a Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.Utterback delves into…

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In Memoriam

MIT Sloan would like to dedicate to the memory of all Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management faculty that have passed and honor their contribution.

Centers and Initiatives

Research centers at MIT and MIT Sloan pursue solutions to the world’s most significant challenges. Through collaboration with other top researchers and business leaders, MIT Sloan faculty and students have a powerful impact on leading organizations and on everyday life.

Faculty in the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management Group are affiliated with the following research centers at MIT: