Margaret Graham

Margaret Graham is a retired Associate Professor of Strategy & Organization at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. Previously, she held academic roles at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and Boston University School of Management, where she served as Professor and Dean. Her research focuses on managing innovation, corporate social responsibility, and the history of industrial research.

Education: PhD, MBA, MA (Harvard University); BA (College of Wooster).

Research interests include technology innovation, sustainability collaboration, and leadership governance. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary management practices, particularly in R&D management and corporate responsibility.

Notable awards include the 2011 Distinguished Teaching Award from Desautels and the 1987 Broderick Prize from Boston University. She has authored/co-authored books such as Corning and the Craft of Innovation and contributed chapters to volumes like A Nation Transformed by Information.

Her career includes executive roles at Xerox PARC and founding directorship of the Winthrop Group Inc. She has advised research-based firms in automotive, pharmaceutical, and specialty materials industries.