Alan W.  Brown

Alan W. Brown


Alan W. Brown is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Surrey’s Business School. Alan’s research is focused on the relationship between technology innovation and business innovation in today’s rapidly-evolving digital economy. He has over 25 years of experience in commercial high tech companies leading R&D teams, building leading-edge solutions, and driving innovation in software product delivery. He is the founder and director of the Surrey ‘Centre for the Digital Economy’ (CoDE). Alan has a PhD in Computer Science, and has published numerous books and papers on software engineering, systems design, and business transformation. His most recent co-authored book is “Digitizing Government: Understanding and implementing new digital business models.”