Edward Buckingham

Program Director and Professor

Professor Edward Buckingham Buckingham is Professor of Management at Monash Business School in Melbourne and Program Director of the Master in Business Innovation, Monash Indonesia.

Professor Buckingham's areas of expertise are strategy, business model design, international business and operations management. He has extensive experience as an educator in leadership and board level roles. His industry interests include agribusiness, manufacturing, education and natural resources.

He began his career with the Boston Consulting Group in Shanghai where he advised multinational corporations and state owned enterprises. After completing his MBA at INSEAD he ran the French manufacturing subsidiaries of Sud Chemie (now Clariant) which specialised in pharmaceutical and medical device packaging.

As a Manager at Schlumberger Business Consulting he advised national and international oil companies on their exploration and production strategies in Russia, Gabon, Pakistan, France and the UK.

Just prior to the Global Financial Crisis  Professor Buckingham returned to INSEAD where he directed the Executive MBA programs through a period of rapid expansion in Europe, the Middle-east, Southeast Asia. In China he co-directed the newly founded Tsinghua INSEAD Executive MBA program which was ranked number one in the Financial Times.

He lectured at Nottingham University's Business School in Ningbo, China, where he was recognised for his teaching, before joining Monash.

Prior to joining Boston Consulting Group  Professor Buckingham completed a postgraduate program at the Johns Hopkins Nanjing Center. His PhD, from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, focused on organisational boundaries and business strategy in Indonesia.  Professor Buckingham graduated with a BSc in Materials Science and a BA (Hons) in Indonesian Literature from Monash University and has found his Monash education valuable at every step of his career.