Associate Professor, Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at
Esade
URL Associate Professor
Academic Director, Master of Science in Digital Business
Investigador, GRIE - Grupo de Investigación en Iniciativa Emprendedora
Biography
Javier Busquets specialises in the digital strategy, innovation governance and corporate
digital transformation areas. He is the Director of the Executive Master in Digital
Business taught alongside SCU in Silicon Valley, California and in Digital Leadership
taught in association with IDC Spain. He teaches in the Bachelor in Global Governance,
Double Degree in Business Administration & Law, MBA and Executive MBA programmes,
as well as custom programmes for companies. His research focuses on the role of executives
and innovation, in particular, the role of Chief Information Officers CIOs, network
theory and complex systems. He has specialised in the banking, insurance, fintech,
healthcare and communications industries. He was awarded the IBM Faculty Award in
both 2007 and 2011 for his contribution to research in technological innovation and
banking services. He has served as Co-Chair of the European Conference on Information
Systems ECIS 2014 and the International Conference on Mobile Business ICMB 2008, and
also as Member of the Organising Committee for Smart Business Network in Beijing 2008.
His articles have appeared in international journals, he has authored numerous case
studies and he participates regularly in academic conferences. In 2006 and 2007, the
North American Case Research Association NACRA recognised two of his case studies
consecutively as the best written outside of the US and Canada. Prior to joining ESADE
in 2002, he held several executive positions at and consulted for companies such as
Telefónica, Retevisión, Hewlett Packard and Siebel Systems. In addition, he has vast
experience in executive education programmes and consulting projects.
Contact details
Tel: +34 932 806 162
Ext. 2371
Fax: +34 932 048 105