Phil Budden

Phil Budden is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, specializing in innovation ecosystems and corporate innovation. He leads the TIES Group's work on global innovation-driven entrepreneurship through programs like REAP and REAL (15.364). His research focuses on stakeholder dynamics among entrepreneurs, governments, universities, and corporations.

• Education: BA/MA (History) - Oxford University; MA (History & Government) - Cornell; PhD (History & International Political Economy) - Oxford
• Executive Programs: Corporate Innovation, Innovator's DNA

Research interests include technology policy, transatlantic economic relations, and the role of diplomacy in innovation. His recent book Accelerating Innovation (MIT Press, 2025) provides frameworks for strategic engagement with global innovation ecosystems. Prior to academia, he served 20 years as a British diplomat focusing on EU economic policy, U.S.-UK relations, and tech security.

Teaching emphasizes applying historical and diplomatic insights to modern innovation challenges, particularly for government and corporate stakeholders.