Marco Iansiti

Marco is the David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he heads the Technology and Operations Management Unit and the Digital Initiative.  He co-founded Keystone Strategy in 2003 and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

An expert on digital innovation and transformation, Marco has a special focus on strategy, business models, and new product development in high technology industries. He is the author or coauthor of more than 100 publications. His second book, The Keystone Advantage: What the New Dynamics of Business Ecosystems Mean for Strategy, Innovation, and Sustainability was selected as one of the 10 best business books of the year in 2004 by Strategy and Business. Marco advises a variety of Fortune 500 companies with a focus on digital strategies and transformation. He has been a faculty member at Harvard Business School since 1989.

(Transcript) Protecting Intellectual Property for National Security: A Conversation with Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)

This transcript is from a CSIS and LeadershIP event hosted on December 3, 2024. Watch the full video here. John J. Hamre: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome. We’re delighted to have you here. My name is John Hamre. I’m the president at CSIS. And this is going to be one
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Generic Drugs, Property Rights, and the Orange Book

By Chris Borges Intellectual property (IP) rights secured through patents facilitate the introduction of dozens of new brand-name drugs and hundreds of generic drugs annually in the United States. However, proposals advanced by the Biden administration have mistakenly singled out patents as the cause of high drug prices, potentially harming the dense networks
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Intellectual Property Rights and the Future of U.S. Technological Leadership

By Dr. Kirti Gupta This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department, titled Staying Ahead in the Global Technology Race. The report features a set of essays outlining key issues on economic security for the next administration, including global technology competition, industrialization
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