Luke Georghiou B.Sc., Ph.D., MAE, FRSA is Vice-President for Research and Innovation at the University of Manchester where he is responsible for the University’s research strategy and performance, business engagement and commercialisation activities. He holds the chair of Science and Technology Policy and Management in Manchester Business School. His research interests include evaluation of R&D and innovation policy (particularly in relation to the use of public procurement and other demand-side measures), foresight, national and international science policy, and management of innovation. He has chaired or been a member of several high profile committees including the Aho Group and the EC’s Expert Group on ERA Rationales, and is currently a member of the RISE High Level Group. He has an extensive list of publications including articles in Nature, Science and the Harvard Business Review. He is a member of the Academia Europaea. He is Co-Scientific Champion of ESOF2016.
