Mark James Thompson

Dr. Mark James Thompson is an academic affiliated with the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), specifically within the School of Management and Law and the Institute of Wealth & Asset Management (IWA). His work focuses on the intersection of finance, sustainability, and intellectual property management. He has led and contributed to projects assessing climate risks in real estate portfolios, developing ESG-compliant financial products, and analyzing the impact of ESG incidents on financial markets.

His research interests span Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) analysis, climate risk management, and the application of data analytics in finance. He has published extensively on topics such as the economic impacts of alcohol taxation, market reactions to ESG controversies, and the technical and clinical validation of medical devices like the Skin Prick Automated Test.

Thompson’s academic contributions include co-authoring the book Patent Management: Protecting Intellectual Property and Innovation (2021), which addresses strategies for intellectual property commercialization. He has also collaborated on studies exploring the anti-competitive effects of intellectual property rights and the relationship between innovation quality and market competition.

His professional roles include project leadership in initiatives like TECH4SDG—which guides Swiss asset managers toward high-impact SMEs—and participation in interdisciplinary teams addressing global health challenges, such as unrecorded alcohol consumption modeling in Lithuania. Thompson’s work frequently bridges theoretical research with practical applications in finance, healthcare, and technology.