Michael G Jacobides

Michael G. Jacobides is the Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. He works at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and digital transformation, focusing on how AI reshapes firms’ value propositions, the rise and governance of digital ecosystems, value migration, the evolution of industries, firm boundaries, and organisational design.

He combines academic research with practice, advising senior leadership teams of Fortune 500 firms and scale-ups as Lead Advisor at Evolution Ltd. He is also an Academic Advisor to BCG’s Henderson Institute and advisor in Evolver.ai. His work has informed strategy and transformation efforts across a wide range of organisations globally.

Professor Jacobides’ research has been published in leading journals including Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, and Industrial & Corporate Change, where he serves as co-Editor. He has received awards from organisations including the Sloan Foundation and StrategieForum, and since 2019 has been recognised among the world’s top 50 management thinkers.

He has also contributed to policy and public debate, serving as Chief Expert Advisor on the Digital Economy at the Hellenic Competition Commission, as a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and as co-author of the World Economic Forum white paper on Digital Platforms and Ecosystems and a member of the WEF AI Governance Alliance.

At London Business School, he teaches strategy and directs major executive programmes, including the FT/LBS GenAI Masterclass and the Next Generation Digital Strategies programme. His degree electives are on Managing Corporate Turnarounds, and on Profit, Power and Fairness in the Digital Economy. He regularly keynotes at global forums, including events hosted by The Economist, the Financial Times and the World Economic Forum, including Davos.

He holds a PhD from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and has also studied at Athens, Cambridge, and Stanford. He has held visiting positions at Harvard, NYU, Cambridge, Imperial, Bocconi, and Wharton. His ideas have appeared in outlets such as Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Fortune, and Forbes, and he is frequently featured in international media including the Financial Times, CNN, and the BBC.