Luke Georghiou

Luke Georghiou B.Sc., Ph.D. is Professor of Science and Technology Policy and Management at Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (formerly PREST) in Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. His research interests include evaluation of R&D and innovation policy (particularly in relation to the demand–side), foresight, national and international science policy, and management of innovation. He is on the Board of the Sustainable Consumption Institute. He recently chaired the Annual Impact Report Panel of the EUREKA Initiative. He was rapporteur of the influential Aho Group report to European leaders Creating an Innovative Europe and in 2007/8 chaired the EC’s Expert Group on ERA Rationales, presented to the European Competitiveness Council in July 2008. He is an elected member of the Board of Governors of the University of Manchester and a member of the Board of Directors of Manchester Science Park Limited.