Mark Dodgson

Born in Norwich, UK, he grew up in Wales and Uganda, where his father was pilot to Presidents Milton Obote and Idi Amin.

He is a member of the advisory board of Evidn Pty ltd. From 2017-19 he was director of the Oxford Centre for the Study of Philanthropy.

He conducted one of the first comprehensive studies of the emerging phenomenon of biotechnology firms by writing the history of the UK’s pioneering company, Celltech.

Innovation technologies include eScience; modelling, simulation and visualization tools, artificial intelligence, and rapid and virtual prototyping.

His 1996 book with John Bessant – Effective Innovation Policy [17] – identified the importance of intermediary organizations building bridges between business and the research base in nations.

With John Foster, Alan Hughes and Stan Metcalfe, he wrote an influential article on Australia's National Innovation System.

[18] Dodgson is author, with David Gann, of Innovation: A Very Short Introduction for Oxford University Press, now in its second edition, and translated into numerous languages.

In 2018, with David Gann, he published The Playful Entrepreneur: How to Adapt and Thrive in an Uncertain Times for Yale University Press.