Llewellyn Thomas

Associate Professor Llewellyn Thomas is a faculty member at the University of Sydney Business School with a joint appointment as Visiting Professor at Imperial College Business School. He holds multidisciplinary qualifications including a PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Imperial College), MBA in Finance & Strategy (Bayes Business School), and dual honors degrees in Law (jurisprudence) and Arts (geography) from the University of Sydney. He maintains active membership in the University of Sydney Nano Institute.

His research examines co-evolutionary innovation processes with emphasis on digital ecosystem dynamics, platform strategies, and business model innovation. Core research streams include:

• Ecosystem emergence and legitimacy formation
• Digital platform architecture and governance
• Entrepreneurial framing strategies
• Scalability mechanisms in digital ventures
• Generative innovation processes

Recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on digital innovation ecosystems, platform economics, and entrepreneurial strategy. Works frequently appear in premier management journals including Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, and Harvard Business Review, with thematic emphasis on ecosystem governance, digital transformation, and innovation metrics.

Current doctoral supervisions include:

• Niranjika Wijesooriya: NetZero strategic responses
• Denis Boevskiy (VU Amsterdam)
• Ale Hirtenkauf (URL Lasalle)

Editorial leadership includes Co-Chief Editor role at Innovation: Organization & Management and guest editorships for special issues in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and Journal of Business Venturing focusing on entrepreneurial scaling and sustainable ecosystems.