Professor and researcher in technology management and innovation, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Technological Forecasting & Social Change (one of the top three journals in the field), and 2017 Kondratieff Medal winner from the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has served as Visiting Professor at Stony Brook University (SUNY), Tongji University (China), and the University of New Mexico, and held senior positions including Distinguished Professor at Yuan Ze University (Taiwan), Vice Provost for Research at Alliant International University, Associate Dean at Maastricht School of Management, and Dean of Management at the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology.

He is the author of books such as Market-Oriented Technology Management (Springer), The Technopolis Columns, and What About the Future?. He has consulted for organizations including the World Bank, UNESCO, Intel, Texas Instruments, and Merck on technology-based regional development and research policy. He is a founder of the Austin Technology Council, a former board member of the Software Association of Oregon, and a PICMET Fellow.