Eric D. Beinhocker
Oxford professor and former McKinsey partner
Eric D. Beinhocker is an Oxford academic who spent 18 years at McKinsey & Company before moving into university research. He wrote The Origin of Wealth.
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About Eric D. Beinhocker
Eric D. Beinhocker has worked as a Professor of Public Policy Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and as an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He has also served as Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, a research center covering topics such as financial stability, innovation, inequality and sustainability. Before moving to Oxford, he spent 18 years with McKinsey & Company. There he became a partner and led work in the strategy practice, in climate change and sustainability, and at the McKinsey Global Institute. He has also been a software CEO, worked in venture capital, and taken research posts at Harvard Business School and the MIT Sloan School. He writes on economic, business and public policy issues, and his articles have appeared in outlets including the Financial Times and The Atlantic. His book in our catalog is The Origin of Wealth.