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Alan Thorogood

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Editorial Board Member at MIS Quarterly Executive
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Australia

Alan Thorogood leads Research and Engagement for the Asia Pacific region at MIT CISR. His expertise in digital transformation is built on a distinguished career, including roles as Head of Digital Strategy for the Australian government and senior positions at Accenture and PwC. Colleagues describe him as intelligent, professional, and creative.

Away from his research, Alan is driven by curiosity and enjoys running to start his day. He also has a passion for aviation and exploration, having previously spent time flying light aircraft around the Australian outback.

Unique fact: In his time off from consulting and research, Alan enjoys flying around the Australian outback.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Editorial Board Member
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Australia
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Future of IT
Leads a global research project at MIT CISR on how enterprise IT operating models must evolve to capture value from AI and other digital technologies.
Digital Government
As the former Head of Digital Strategy for the Australian government, he has deep expertise in transforming public sector services through collaboration and technology.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Editorial Board Member
MIS Quarterly Executive
7-2022
Research and Engagement, Asia Pacific
MIT Sloan School of Management
7-2019 - 6-2021
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
energyOS
7-2018 - 7-2019
Head of Digital Strategy
Digital Transformation Agency
12-2015 - 6-2018
Head of Sourcing Development
Westpac Group
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Education
2003 - 2006
PhD
AGSM @ UNSW Business School
2001 - 2002
MBA
AGSM @ UNSW Business School
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