Markus Mäkelä

Head of AI for the LUT Universities Group. Previously in e.g. corporate roles such as business development, strategy, technology strategy, agile digitization, and M&A, and in academic research roles, including at Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki School of Economics, London School of Economics, the University of Turku, Stanford University, Columbia Business School, and the Wharton School.

My industry experience centers on mechanical engineering, private equity, software, and healthcare. When working with companies or executive education, my focus is on developing value by helping grow, AI-develop, and otherwise transform ambitious organizations (incl. importantly via digitization, structural and work development, and M&A).

In addition to my role as Head of AI, I am writing on how AI will be influencing business and corporate strategy as well as the reinvention of business processes and organization designs more broadly. While that work is primarily research, it is tangible and I also write for the broad audience about strategy, digital business, and value.