Bio
Christopher Tucci is Professor of Major Programmes & Innovation at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, which he joined in July 2026, and President of the Academy of Management. He also holds the title of Professor of Digital Strategy & Innovation at Imperial Business School, currently on leave. At Imperial, he served as Vice Dean of Education ad interim and as Co-Director of Education at I-X.
Before Imperial, he spent more than 16 years as Professor of Corporate Strategy & Innovation at EPFL in Lausanne. He was also the Founding Dean of the College of Business & Innovation at NEOM U in Saudi Arabia.
His research covers innovation management, digital transformation, corporate venturing, entrepreneurial experimentation, and AI governance. His recent work has appeared in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and MIT Sloan Management Review. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Product Innovation Management and contributed to the EU-funded PISTIS project on the data economy.
He holds a PhD in Management from MIT Sloan School of Management and an SM in Technology & Policy and EECS from MIT.
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