Dr. Mari Sako

Biography

Mari Sako is a Professor of Management Studies at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and a Professorial Fellow at New College, University of Oxford. She joined the school in 1997 after a ten-year tenure at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Mari is a Fellow of the British Academy and served as Vice President at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, in 2011-12, as well as President of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE). She studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at Oxford and earned her PhD in Economics from the University of London. Her expertise encompasses global business strategy, comparative political economy, and the impact of artificial intelligence on future professionals. Mari's recent research examines the role of AI in professional work and venture ecosystems, contributing to the UKRI-funded programme "Unlocking the Potential of AI in English Law". She has made significant contributions to the analysis of the Japanese economy and labor market during the 1990s and 2000s as a researcher for the MIT International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP). Aside from her research, Mari has held influential advisory positions globally, such as conducting studies for Thomson Reuters on alternative legal service providers, which shaped their strategy board. She also organizes the Future Professionals Roundtable and currently serves as a non-executive Vice President at Waseda University. In her teaching role, Mari directs several programmes, emphasizing creating an engaging learning environment for her students, who typically come from international backgrounds, and supervises doctoral students interested in social sciences.

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