Richard K. Lester

Japan Steel Industry Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Head, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Director, Industrial Performance Center. Research focuses on innovation management and policy, with emphasis on energy and manufacturing sectors. Author or Co-Author of seven books, including: Innovation - The Missing Dimension, on the sources of creativity and innovation in advanced economies; Made in America, a best-selling book.

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