{"id":16,"date":"2018-02-22T16:59:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/dlessard\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T19:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T19:05:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitmgmtfaculty.mit.edu\/dlessard\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-16\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mit_faculty_biography panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n        <div class=\"wpb_wrapper textwidget\">\n            <p><a href='https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/faculty\/directory\/donald-roy-lessard'>Donald R. Lessard<\/a> is the <em>Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management <\/em>and <em>Professor of Systems Engineering, Emeritus, <\/em>at MIT. He advises companies, governments, and universities and continues his research on global strategic management and large-scale (infrastructure and energy) project management.<\/p>\n<p>Lessard joined the MIT faculty in 1973 after three years at Dartmouth&rsquo;s Amos Tuck School. At MIT, he has taught international financial management and global strategy, and has led numerous academic and executive programs. He served as Deputy Dean of the Sloan School with responsibilities for research, international programs, and executive education. He was cochair of the MIT Energy Education Task Force that launched <a href='http:\/\/energy.mit.edu\/minor\/'>the Institute-wide undergraduate energy minor<\/a>, for which he was recognized as <em>Class of 1960 Professor<\/em>. He also was the founding faculty director of the <a href='http:\/\/mit-execmba.mit.edu\/index.php'>MIT Executive MBA<\/a>, and pioneered its signature GO-Lab.<\/p>\n<p>A leader in international management education, Lessard has served as President of the Academy of International Business and Dean of the Fellows of the Academy. In 2014 he received the Pathfinder Award from the Engineering Projects Organization Society for his lifetime contributions to the field.<\/p>\n<p>Lessard has led major consulting assignments with firms, banks, and government agencies throughout the world. He currently is a member of the Advisory Board of 4DPath,<\/p>\n<p>Lessard earned his BA in Latin American studies and his MBA and PhD in business administration from Stanford University.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald R. 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