James is a director (senior partner) at McKinsey & Company, where he is one of the leaders of McKinsey’s global technology, media, and telecom practice. Based in Silicon Valley, he has worked with many of the chief executives of the world’s leading Internet, media, software, systems, and communications companies. James is also the director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the firm’s business and economics think tank. James has led research on technology, disruptive innovation, competitiveness, productivity, and jobs. He has published a book on distributed networks and decision theory and numerous academic and business articles and reports.
James was appointed by President Obama to serve on the President’s Global Development Council and to serve as the vice chairman of the Council. Other boards include the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Innovation Advisory Board, Aspen Institute, Oxford Internet Institute, UC Berkeley’s School of Information, Harvard’s Hutchin’s Center and Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research, and Techonomy Media. He is a senior fellow of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee.
James was on the engineering faculty at Oxford University and a visiting scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A Rhodes Scholar, James holds DPhil, M.Sc., and M.A. degrees from Oxford in engineering, mathematics, and computer science, and a BSc in electrical engineering from the University of Zimbabwe.
The Digital Economy
Session Description: The economy IS digital. It’s not coming soon; it’s now. What does that mean, for businesses, individuals and governments? And how can we work together to make sure the benefits, which are legion, have the widest, most substantive impact possible? Kirkpatrick: John, James made a very, I think, quite compelling presentation about […]
Business Infinity
Business models and ecosystems are being upended, disruptors emerge from the tiniest and least noticed corner, customers and employees demand new treatment, and the entire landscape becomes ever more global. Todd Bradley of HP, Zachary Karabell of River Twice Research, Techonomy's David Kirkpatrick of Techonomy, and James M. Manyika of McKinsey & Company, discuss challenges and opportunities confronting business and how leaders should adapt. Watch video and read the complete transcript here.
Manufacturing the Future: The Next Era of Global Growth and Innovation
James Manyika, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, discusses the next wave of manufacturing technology at the Techonomy 2012 conference in Tucson, Ariz.
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Techonomy is about the centrality of technology to business and social progress and the urgency of embracing the rapid pace of change brought by technology. Every major issue going forward will be affected by how it intersects with tech innovation. We believe that only those leaders who keep this conviction at the forefront of their […]
