Dr. George Westerman

Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management

Dr. George Westerman is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and principal research scientist, Workforce Learning, at the MIT Jameel World Education Lab.

George works at the dynamic intersection of executive leadership and technology strategy. During more than 17 years with MIT Sloan School of Management, he has written three award-winning books, including "Leading Digital: Turning Technology Into Business Transformation." As a pioneering researcher on digital transformation, he has published award-winning papers in Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Organization Science, and other top journals. He is now focusing on how to rethink the process of workforce learning around the world.

George is co-chair of the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Awards, a member of the Digital Strategy Roundtable for the US Library of Congress, and faculty director for two executive courses at MIT Sloan. He works frequently with senior management teams and industry groups around the world. Prior to earning a Doctorate from Harvard Business School, he gained more than 13 years of experience in product development and technology leadership roles.

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