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Murray R. Metcalfe, Ph.D.Visiting Scholar, Abe LaboratoryDepartment of International Development EngineeringTokyo Institute of Technologymm@transformcapital.org
How Innovative Technologies andEntrepreneurial OrganizationsCan Generate Change in Developing Countries:Case Studies in Energy and Related Segments
May 29, 2008
 
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Murray Metcalfe: Personal Background
 
•Visiting Scholar in Professor Naoya Abe’s lab in the Department of International Development Engineering atTokyo Tech, April through June 2008•Educational background: – Undergrad degree from the University of Toronto in Industrial Engineering – Masters and Ph.D. from Stanford University in Engineering-Economics Systems (now Dept. of Management Science & Engineering)•Began professional career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm•20 year career in the financing of technology companies and systems: – Managing Director, Private Equity, Lee Munder Capital Group, 2001 to present (currently on leave) – Previous positions in venture capital, and in working with and building start up companies – Focused on investments in information technology and software and more recently in alternative energy;have worked in various other technology-based industries•Active at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering – advisory boards; member of Dean’s Task Force on Globalization and Engineering; developing a course for the 2008-2009 academic year •Chairman of Transform Capital, a small not-for-profit that supports innovative organizations active ininternational development. Examples include the Asian University for Women, a start up undergrad and graduniversity to be based in Bangladesh.
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Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurial Organizations - This Model HasWorked Well in Developed Economies
 
TechnologyInnovationEntrepreneurialFinanceThe Entrepreneur •Development and deployment of newtechnologies in selected industries•Improved standard of living for users andemployees
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