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Dr. Allen is Howard W. Johnson Professor of Management and Professor of Engineering Systems, Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is co-director of MIT’s Leaders for Manufacturing and System Design and Management Programs.
Dr. Allen is a co-instructor for the Caltech IRC course, Management of Technology and Innovation. He was director of MIT’s International Center for Research on the Management of Technology. Dr. Allen is currently studying organization design and architecture and communication within clusters of new venture technology firms.
Dr. Allen is well known for his groundbreaking studies on the problem solving and communication behaviors of engineers and scientists and the role of the technology gatekeeper for effective knowledge and information transfer.
Dr. Allen is the author of Managing the Flow of Technology and the co-author of The Organization and Architecture of Innovation. He received his PhD and SM in electrical engineering from MIT and a BS in physics from Upsala College. Dr. Allen is the recipient of Honoris Causa doctoral degrees from four European universities.
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