Jonathan Trevor
BIO
Professor Jonathan Trevor is a noted management researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher on strategy and organizational alignment.
Language(s)
English
Areas of expertise
- Strategic alignment and realignment
- Strategy and organisation
- Future of work
- Systems leadership
- Business performance
Profile
Jonathan Trevor is a noted management researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher on strategy and organizational alignment. Jonathan is Associate Dean of Practice and Affiliates at the University of Oxford’s Said Business School and teaches on the Oxford MBA, Executive MBA and international executive education programmes. Previously, he was a University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
He is the author of Align: A Leadership Blueprint for Aligning Purpose, Strategy and Organisation (2019) and Re:Align: A Leadership Blueprint to Overcome Disruption and Improve Performance (2022), nominated as one of Bloomberg’s Best Books, business and management, in 2022.
Jonathan consults extensively with executive leadership teams in all sectors and internationally to apply his research to transform their organizations to be fit for purpose. He publishes in leading journals, including Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. His research is also featured regularly in the media, and he has provided expert comment for the Financial Times, BBC, Wall Street Journal, CNN and Forbes.
Before his academic career, Jonathan worked as a management consultant in London for a major international consultancy firm and has served in a variety of non-executive director roles. He holds a doctorate in management studies from the University of Cambridge under a full scholarship and was a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.
Types of Engagement
Videos
Recent Appearances
Article: Managing the New Tensions of Hybrid Work | MIT Sloan Management Review (December 2022)
Article: Why Purpose Matters | Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (June 2022)
Article: How To Design an Ambidextrous Organisation | Harvard Business Review (April 2019)
Article: Why Reward for Performance Fails to Deliver | European Business Review (September 2017)
Chapter: How Aligned Is Your Organization? | Harvard Business Review (February 2017)
Article: Leading the Aligned Enterprise | Developing Leaders (January 2017)
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