Dr. Alistair M. BrettAlistair's interests are complex adaptive systems research and applications to innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology commercialization.Author, "Admired Disorder: A Guide to Building Innovation Ecosystems" (2019).Consultant to the World Bank on technology commercialization in Russia, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Costa Rica, and Latvia. Managed various technology commercialization projects in Russia and Ukraine for USAID, British Council, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, EU EuropeAid, including development of R&D Commercialization Centers at institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Senior Consultant to Oxford Innovation Ltd. Eighteen years of experience working in Russia and Ukraine, in new business incubator development, technology transfer and technology commercialization, education and training for business and technology development. Co-founder and Program Advisor, Master of Science in Technology Management and Commercialization, Russian Academy of National Economy.My main interests these days are in financing innovative new businesses, developing national innovation funds, conversion of government research institutes in developing countries, and education for technology commercialization. Overall I'm not a bad manger, although I have been known to learn from my mistakes. I'm a reasonably good communicator and enjoy public speaking. Working in challenging environments is always stimulating - if not always fun.B.Sc. (Physics), University of London,Ph.D. (Physics) University of St. Andrews (Scotland), Drexel University, Philadelphia,Specialties: global technology commercializationInnovation ecosystem developmentProject managementScience Technology Innovation policyEducation in technology management and commercializationConsulting, technology development and management strategies