Anita McGahan

Bio

Anita McGahan is University Professor, Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, and a Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management, where she holds the George E. Connell Chair in Organizations & Society. Her research is focused on private entrepreneurship in the public interest. She has written on industry change, sustainable competitive advantage and the establishment of new fields. An area of particular interest is global health and the diffusion of knowledge across international boundaries.

Academic Positions

2016-2017  President; Academy of Management

2014-present  MacArthur Research Network on Opening Governance

2015-present  Cross appointed to the Physiology Department of the Medical School; University of Toronto

2010-2015  Associate Dean, Research; Rotman School of Management

2010-current  Cross Appointment to the faculty of the Munk School of Global Affairs

2008-current  Rotman Chair in Management; Rotman School of Management

2009-2010  Chair of the Centres & Research Committee; Rotman School of Management

2008-2010  Fellow, AIC Centre for Corporate Citizenship

2007-current  Professor. Service on several School committees. Affiliated with the Centre for Health Sector Strategy.; Rotman School of Management

2008-2009  Non-Resident Visiting Professor; Harvard Medical School

2007  Visiting Professor; London Business School

2005  Visiting Professor, Strategy; Australian Graduate School

2000-current  Senior Institute Associate; Harvard Business School

2000-2007  Professor & Everett Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar; Boston University

1996-2001  Associate Professor, Competition & Strategy; Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration

1996-1997  Visiting Scholar; Stanford Graduate School of Business

1991-2000  Assistant, Associate Professor; Harvard Business School

1991-1996  Assistant Professor, Competition & Strategy; Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration

1990-1991  Dean''s Fellow; Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration

Honors and Awards

2015  Fellow; Academy of Management

2014  Fellow; Strategic Management Society

2010  Irwin Distinguished Educator Award; Academy of Management, BPS Division

2010  Chair, Terry Award Committee; Academy of Management

2009  AIM Fellow; Imperial College

2009  University Hooder, Convocation, Honorary Degree to Michael E Porter, and Conference presentations

2009  Member, Terry Award Committee; Academy of Management

2008  Excellence in Teaching Award, MBA Program; Rotman School of Management

2008  Distinguished Service; Academy of Management, BPS Division

2007  Excellence in Teaching; Rotman School of Management

2006  Graduation Speaker (elected by executive MBA students); Boston University

2006  Professor of the Year, presented by MBA students; Boston University

2004  Elliott W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Inaugral Award

2004  Professor of the Year, Inaugral Award, presented by students in the part-time MBA program (elected by students)

2003  Graduation Speaker (elected by students); Boston University

2002  Hightower Distinguished Lecturer; Emory University

2002  Inducted by nomination into the national honorary society in business management; Beta Gamma Sigma

2002  Nominating committee for Darwin''s Fittest 50 Awards on innovation in managing risk; Darwin Magazine

2001  one of 5 international experts on innovation; CIO Magazine