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Donald R. Lessard is the Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management and Emeritus Professor of Engineering Systems and Global Economics Management at MIT Sloan. He has been with the MIT faculty since 1973 after starting his career at Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School. Lessard specializes in global strategic management and large-scale project management in infrastructure and energy sectors. His academic contributions include teaching international financial management and global strategy, leading numerous executive programs, and serving as Deputy Dean at the Sloan School of Management. He played a key role in launching the undergraduate energy minor as co-chair of the MIT Energy Education Task Force. As a founding faculty director of the MIT Executive MBA, he pioneered the program's GO-Lab. Lessard's leadership in international management education includes serving as President of the Academy of International Business and Dean of its Fellows. He has received recognition for lifetime achievement in his field, including the 2022 Hyundai Motor Eminent Scholar Award from the Academy of Management's International Management Division. Besides academia, Lessard has led many consulting assignments for firms, banks, and government agencies worldwide and is currently a member of the Advisory Board for 4DPath.
MIT Sloan School of Management • Cambridge, MA
Specializes in international management and large-scale project management.