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Dr. David Johnson is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Durham University Business School and serves as Associate Chair of the £9 million Smart & Scale initiative focused on SME innovation in the North-East of England. He is Co-Director of the Durham Enterprise Centre and Programme Director of the Full-Time MBA. His roles include Fellowships at the Wolfson Research Institute and Interface (UK industry-academia brokerage), alongside international visiting research positions at institutions like the Wisconsin School of Business and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.
Johnson holds advanced degrees including a PhD in Management from the University of Edinburgh, an MBA from the University of Glasgow, and science-based masters/undergraduate degrees from Edinburgh and Leeds. His research focuses on academic entrepreneurship, life science commercialization, and university-industry engagement, with over £500k in research funding secured for projects like science commercialisation (£390k) and a cardiology-focused device development (£38k).
His research interests span academic entrepreneurship ecosystems, technology transfer, and the built environment's role in innovation. Notable contributions include linguistic approaches to academic-industry collaboration using machine learning and analysis of freemasonry rituals' institutional roles. He has served on editorial boards, non-executive directorships, and professional associations like the Veterinary Management Group and Research and Development Management Association (RADMA).
Johnson's work bridges theoretical and applied entrepreneurship, emphasizing practical innovation pathways and policy impacts. His recent awards include the DELTA 4 Strategic Leadership Programme participation and Global Engagement Grants for international collaboration. Supervised students include Clare Talbot-Jones, Kate Welch, and Olivia King.
