Andreas Wankerl

Andreas Wankerl is a Lecturer at MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE). He co-teaches the joint undergraduate/graduate course 3.086/3.207: Innovation and Commercialization of Materials Technology with Professor Eugene Fitzgerald. Together, they co-created the iterative innovation process model, detailed in their book Inside Real Innovation, which bridges theoretical innovation frameworks with practical industry applications.

• Education:
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University (1996)
• PhD (field unspecified, post-2001)
• MBA, Cornell University (2005)

His research focuses on scaling innovation processes across global industries, with tools now used in academia and corporate governance. Wankerl’s work supports large-scale projects through the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology.

Teaching engagements in Singapore and Mexico highlight his commitment to global innovation education. As founder of an innovation-process-focused company, he advises corporations on talent development, process implementation, and governance strategies.