Gina O’Connor

Gina is a Professor of Innovation Management at Babson College. She conducts research and develops curricula that facilitate learning for graduate students and executives based on her findings on Breakthrough Innovation capabilities in large mature companies. Before joining Babson, Gina spent 29 years at the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she held the roles of Professor of Marketing and Innovation Management, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the MBA program, Director of the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, and Director of the Radical Innovation Research Program. Prior to earning her Ph.D. in Marketing and Corporate Strategy at NYU, she worked as a contract administrator for McDonnell Douglas Corporation and as a research analyst for Monsanto’s Department of Social Responsibility in St. Louis, Missouri.