“Wealth
to us is not mere material for vainglory
but an opportunity for achievement.”
— Thucydides
Ian
C. MacMillan, PhD
Wharton GFA Executive Committee
Professor MacMillan is the Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School and is the Executive Director of
the Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center. Formerly, he was
Director of the Entrepreneurship center at NYU and taught at Columbia
and Northwestern Universities and the University of South Africa. Prior
to joining the academic world, Professor MacMillan was a chemical engineer,
and gained experience in gold and uranium mines, chemical and explosives
factories, oil refineries, soap and food manufacturers and the South
African Atomic Energy Board. He has been a director of several companies
in the travel, import/export and pharmaceutical industries, and has
extensive consulting experience, having worked with many international
companies throughout the U.S., Asia, and Europe. Professor MacMillan's
articles have appeared in several leading journals. His latest books, The Entrepreneurial Mindset and MarketBusters were written with Rita McGrath.