Landry Signé

Professor Landry Signé is a globally recognized academic and strategic leader serving as Professor and Executive Director at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he leads the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Globalization 4.0 Center. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University. His academic career includes teaching at Oxford, Stanford, and other top institutions, alongside extensive advisory roles for governments, Fortune 500 companies, and international organizations like the World Economic Forum and United Nations.

• Educated at Vogt College (Cameroon), University of Lyon 3, Sciences Po Paris, McGill University, and the University of Montreal (PhD)
• Recipient of over 80 awards including World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Andrew Carnegie Fellow, and 10 Outstanding Young Persons (JCI)
• Author/co-author of 20+ books from Cambridge University Press and Brookings Institution Press

Research focuses on Africa’s economic transformation, technological adoption in developing economies, and global governance frameworks. His work bridges academia and policy, emphasizing actionable solutions for complex socio-economic challenges. Current initiatives include AfCFTA strategy development, Fourth Industrial Revolution policy design, and innovative financing mechanisms for climate resilience.