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Innovation Scholar and Professor

Melissa Schilling Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000

Innovation Scholar and Professor

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Melissa Schilling
Speaking Fee:
$10,000 to $20,000

Travels From:
NYC - New York City

Primary Topic Category:
Creativity and Innovation

Secondary Topic Category:
Leadership and Management

 

Melissa Schilling Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Melissa Schilling holds the John Herzog Family chair in management and organizations at NYU Stern. She is one of the world’s leading experts on innovation. Melissa's research focuses on innovation and strategy in high technology industries such as smartphones, videogames, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, electric vehicles, and renewable energies. Her research in innovation and strategy has earned her awards such as the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, and the Best Paper in Management Science and Organization Science for 2007 Award.

Melissa A. Schilling is the John Herzog Chair Professor of Management at New York University Stern School of Business. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her Doctorate in Strategic Management from the University of Washington. Professor Schilling is a globally recognized expert in innovation strategy, focusing on high-technology industries such as smartphones, video games, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, electric vehicles, and renewable energy. Her work explores platform dynamics, networks, creativity, and breakthrough innovation. She is the author of the leading textbook Strategic Management of Technological Innovation, now preparing for its sixth edition, and co-author of Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach. Her book Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World examines the qualities of serial breakthrough innovators. Her research has earned prestigious accolades, including the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award and the Best Paper awards in Management Science and Organization Science. Her work is published in esteemed journals like the Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. She also serves on advisory and editorial boards, including the American Antitrust Association and journals such as Organization Science and Strategy Science. Professor Schilling teaches courses in technology and innovation management, strategic management, corporate strategy, and strategy for social-mission organizations. She has collaborated with organizations like Bloomberg, IBM, Siemens, Warner Chilcott, and the National Academy of Sciences. Her insights and expertise have been featured in media outlets such as Fortune, CNBC, Bloomberg Business, NPR's Marketplace, and Scientific American. Professor Schilling continues to shape the future of innovation and strategy through her teaching, research, and consulting.
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