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Michael Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration and University Professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He also holds a courtesy appointment as Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. His roles include teaching core MBA strategy courses, advising on strategic initiatives as Special Advisor to the Dean and Provost, and serving as Senior Faculty Fellow at the Miller Center. He previously held leadership positions including Senior Associate Dean and Chief Strategy Officer at Darden, and led the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability. His research focuses on technology strategy, innovation, and the intersection of business strategy with public policy, particularly in decarbonization and digital transformation. He has authored influential books like *Strategy in the Digital Age* and *The Decarbonization Imperative*, and his work has been cited widely in media such as The New York Times and The Economist.
Education: B.S. and M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia; Ph.D. in Technology Management and Policy from MIT. Prior roles include tenured professorships at Duke University and NYU Stern, and visiting positions at Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and IMD.
His research explores how firms navigate innovation-driven disruptions, with a focus on sustainability transitions, digital transformation, and institutional frameworks. Key contributions include studies on electric vehicle adoption, carbon sequestration markets, and the strategic use of decentralized institutions in environmental governance.
Awards include recognition as a Faculty Pioneer (Aspen Institute), top strategy professor under 40 (Strategic Management Society), and top 40 business professors under 40 (Poets & Quants). He has advised organizations like General Motors, Dominion Energy, and NASA on strategic challenges, and his teaching spans digital strategy, entrepreneurship, and public policy interfaces.
