Mark
Esposito
Professor of Business & Economics
Breakthrough Idea Award 2017 nominee
Thinkers50
Previously nominated to be ‘On the Radar’ for
Thinkers50 in 2016, Dr. Mark Esposito was nominated
for a Breakthrough Idea Award at Thinkers50 in 2017 for
his latest book Understanding How the Future Unfolds.
Mark and co-author Terence Tse discuss how to harness
megatrends—the biggest forces shaping our world today.
The Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award celebrates
a eureka moment in management thinking. It’s given
for radical ideas and insights that have the potential to
change the way we think about business.
Mark teaches Business & Economics at Hult International
Business School. He is also a member of the teaching
faculty at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing
Education and serves as Co-leader of the Institute Council
for the Microeconomics of Competitiveness program at
Harvard Business School. Mark holds a PhD in Business
and Economics from the International School of
Management in Paris/New York and an Executive
Doctorate of Business Administration from the Ecole
des Ponts Paris Tech.
Mark is very busy outside of teaching, having co-founded
Nexus Frontier Tech, an AI studio. He is also a Fellow
at both the Mohammed Bin Rasid School of Government
in Dubai and the Social Progress Imperative in
Washington, D.C.
How does it feel to be shortlisted at Thinkers50?
It is one of the most prestigious awards I have ever been
shortlisted for. When I was inducted into the radar of the
30 rising thinkers in management back in 2016, it was
a moment of pure pride. I was so glad to dedicate the
award to all of the students who have made it possible
for me to gain that level of global exposure.
What is teaching at Hult like?
What do you particularly like about it?
I love every moment of it. Since I started at Hult back
in 2012, I have been fascinated by the truly international
nature of the school. My teaching workload is spread
across at least three campuses and it happens sometimes
that during an academic year I get to teach in both
U.S. campuses, in London, in Dubai, and in Shanghai.
That variety is hard to beat!
You’re also involved in various projects outside
of teaching. Tell us about your experiences and
what you hope to take on next.
I have always been an entrepreneurial academic and
I love bridging theory with practice. The most remarkable
adventure has been the co-founding of my company,
Nexus Frontier Tech, together with my friends Danny Goh
and Terence Tse.
What advice do you have for our alumni community?
My best advice is to leverage the network as much as
possible. The value of a degree is never nominal but it is
always dependent on the power of the alumni network.
So build bridges with those people who have shared
the same alma mater. It worked well in my career and
I can continue to see that it is the smartest investment
for a graduate degree.
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