Dr Maurice McNaughton is an Engineering Graduate of the University of the West Indies and holds a PhD in Decision Sciences from Georgia State University. He has over 20 years’ senior management and leadership experience in the planning and direction of enterprise-level Information Technology in organisations. He currently serves as Director of the Centre of Excellence for IT-enabled innovation at the Mona School of Business & Management, University of the West Indies. 

Dr. McNaughton’s research interest spans the domain of emerging Open ICT ecosystems and integrates extensive industry experience with focused academic research about the strategic use of ICTs as an enabler of business innovation in small and large enterprises as well as a growth-enabler for developing economies. He serves the public sector in several capacities including as a member of the National ICT Advisory Council and the Board of Commissioners of the Overseas Examinations Commission.