Michael G. Jacobides

Michael G. Jacobides is the Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor of Strategy at London Business School. His research focuses on business strategy, digital ecosystems, and the impact of digital technologies and artificial intelligence on organizations and society. Jacobides studied at University of Athens, University of Cambridge, and Stanford University, and received his doctorate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has held visiting positions at Harvard Business School, New York University, Cambridge, Imperial College London, Bocconi University, Singapore Management University, and University of Paris.

Jacobides examines industry evolution, business model innovation, value migration, and structural change in firms and sectors, with a particular emphasis on how digital ecosystems reshape the business landscape. His article "Towards a Theory of Ecosystems" (with Carmelo Cennamo and Annabelle Gawer) is among the most read in Strategic Management Journal. His article "How to Compete When Industries Digitize and Collide" received the Best Article Award from California Management Review. His work has received the Sloan Foundation Award and has been published in leading academic journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and Organization Science. He is also a recipient of the Theory to Practice Award from StrategieForum.

Jacobides has been recognized among the Thinkers50 Top 50 management thinkers worldwide and as a finalist for the Thinkers50 Strategy Award. He serves as Director for Engagement of London Business School's AI and Analytics Initiative. He is the chief expert advisor on the digital economy at the Hellenic Competition Commission and a co-author of the World Economic Forum White Paper on Digital Platforms and Ecosystems. He is a member of the European Union High Level Group on Innovation and has collaborated with UK Parliament on the future of financial services.

Jacobides is academic advisor to the BCG Henderson Institute and lead advisor of Evolution Ltd, an advisory boutique specializing in digital ecosystems and artificial intelligence, and serves as a non-executive director of Aegis, a cybersecurity services firm focused on AI. He works on strategy with global corporations such as Vodafone, Nokia, SAP, Enel, Santander, Airbus, DeBeers, Burberry, and NHS. He is also a visiting scholar at the New York Federal Reserve, focusing on the evolving business model of financial intermediation.

Jacobides is a frequent public speaker and has appeared at industry and policy events including World Economic Forum in Davos, AI Summit, and TEDx. He writes for Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, and Forbes.com, and has appeared on Financial Times, CNN, and BBC. He emphasizes that success in business strategy involves enabling other firms to innovate and that customer-centric products spanning traditional boundaries drive new forms of competition and organizational models in the digital economy.