Peet van Biljon

Peet van Biljon advises clients on innovation management and technology

strategy, R&D and business transformation, and public policies to promote

innovation. He was formerly a management consultant at McKinsey & Company

and held executive positions in several companies internationally.

Dr. van Biljon is a noted thought leader on innovation. He serves as an

adjunct professor at Georgetown University where he teaches a graduate

course on innovation. His latest book, "Innovation for Value and Mission:

An Introduction to Innovation Management and Policy," covers innovation in

both the public and private sectors as well as innovation policy. Articles

on innovation and R&D management coauthored by him have been published in

MIT Sloan Management Review, Research-Technology Management, and the

McKinsey Quarterly. He holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the

University of Stellenbosch, and a PhD in Economics from the University of

South Africa.