Michael R. Wade

Professor of Innovation and Strategy, IMD

Michael Wade is a Professor of Innovation and Strategy at IMD and holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. He is the Director of the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation. His areas of expertise relate to strategy, innovation, and digital transformation. Previously, he was the Academic Director of the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA Program in Canada. Michael has been nominated for teaching awards in the MBA, International MBA, and Executive MBA programs. He obtained Honours BA, MBA and PhD degrees from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada. 

Michael has published works on a variety of topics, including digital business transformation, innovation, strategy, and digital leadership. He’s published eight books, more than thirty case studies, and appears frequently in the mainstream media. His latest book is  Orchestrating Transformation: How to Deliver Winning Performance with a Connected Approach to Change. At IMD, Michael teaches in several open programs and has directed custom programs related to strategy and digital business transformation with Vodafone, AXA, Tetra Pak, Honda, Zurich Financial Services, Credit Suisse, KONE, and Cartier, among others. He directs IMD’s Leading Digital Business Transformation, and Digital Disruption programs. Michael provides consulting services, executive education, and expert evaluations to several public and private sector organizations on strategy and digital transformation.