David Robertson

David Robertson is a Professor at IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland where he teaches Innovation, Technology Management, and IT to IMD’s executive and MBA programs.

At IMD, David is currently directing executive programs for Credit Suisse, EMC2, Skanska, GMAC, and HSBC. He was also co-Director of the Making Business Sense of IT program, a joint program between IMD and MIT. Prior to IMD, David was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, a consultant at McKinsey & Company for 5 years, and an executive at four enterprise software companies.

In addition to his responsibilities at IMD, David is co-founder of a product design firm that has patented and is bringing its first product to market, and serves as a consultant to companies on issues such as innovation, enterprise architecture, and overall business strategy.

His topics include:

• Breaking the Shackles of IT
• Continuous Business Improvement
• Building an Innovation System