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
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
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
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
Associate Dean for Innovation
Fiona Murray 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 also Faculty Director of the MIT Legatum…
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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
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
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
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
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
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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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…
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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
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
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
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
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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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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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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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: