Soumitra Dutta – Expert in Global Innovation and Technology Strategy

Soumitra Dutta is a prominent academic and thought leader in innovation, technology strategy, and digital transformation. He is best known as the founding dean of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and co-creator of the Global Innovation Index (GII), a widely cited annual ranking of countries' innovation capabilities published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). His work focuses on how nations and organizations can foster innovation ecosystems, measure innovation performance, and adapt to digital disruption. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), which hosts his profile, is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that advocates for technology-driven productivity and competitiveness policies.