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Ian C. MacMillan

Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Professor MacMillan is the Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School and is the Executive Director of the Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center. Formerly, he was Director of the Entrepreneurship center at NYU and taught at Columbia and Northwestern Universities and the University of South Africa. Prior to joining the academic world, Professor MacMillan was a chemical engineer, and gained experience in gold and uranium mines, chemical and explosives factories, oil refineries, soap and food manufacturers and the South African Atomic Energy Board. He has been a director of several companies in the travel, import/export and pharmaceutical industries, and has extensive consulting experience, having worked with many international companies throughout the U.S., Asia, and Europe. Professor MacMillan's articles have appeared in several leading journals. His latest books, The Entrepreneurial Mindset and MarketBusters were written with Rita McGrath.