Ian Mackenzie

Dr. Ian Mackenzie is a Professor of Practice at the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Imperial College Business School. He joined in 2015, teaching strategy and contributing to executive education. With a career spanning management consulting, entrepreneurship, and academia, he has held roles at firms like Boston Consulting Group, Mitchell Madison Group, and OC&C Strategy Consultants. He was also CEO of Think Play Do Group and Managing Director (Europe) at Thomson Financial.

Education: B.Sc. (Eng.) and Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London; MBA from Harvard Business School (Harkness Fellow & Baker Scholar).

Research focuses on strategy, innovation management, and project complexity. Notable projects include analyzing the London 2012 Olympics construction and collaboration with IBM on business model innovation. His teaching includes strategy courses for MBAs and executive programs at Harvard Business School (2012–2016).

Awards:

• Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts
• Harkness Fellow
• Baker Scholar (Harvard MBA)

Contributions include designing executive education programs at Imperial and Harvard, overseeing student-led projects, and developing case studies on innovation in global firms like Amgen and Becton-Dickinson.