The Next Disruptions with Dr James Manyika Presidential advisor to Obama
- Oct 11, 2016
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James Manyika, is a Zimbabwean national who is presidential advisor to United States of America president, Barack Obama and senior partner at McKinsey & Company, talks with Thomas L. Friedman about global economic and technology trends in high tech, media and telecom. Where will the next disruptions come from?
Background
Manyika was born and raised in Zimbabwe in August 1965. He is married to Sarah Ladipo Manyika and the couples has a child named Julian
Educational Background
James Manyika studied for a Bsc in Electrical Engineering at the University of Zimbabwe before earning an MA, Msc and Phd from Oxford University.[2] He is also a Rhodes scholar, was a visiting scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and faculty exchange fellow at MIT, and a Smith-Rippon Senior Scholar.
Career
James is the director at McKinsey Global Institute where he is said to be one of the leaders at McKinsey’s Global High Tech, Media and Telecom Practice which is based in Silicon Valley.[3] He has carried out research on several issues ranging from global economic trends, technology and its impact on business among other issues.[3] Manyika has also worked with various institutions and is a board member of the University of California, Berkeley School of Information and Havard University's Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research.
Positions Currently Held
Trustee at the Aspen Institution and the World Affairs Council of California
Serves on the advisory boards of the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Information and Havard University’s Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
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