David Gann

David Michael Gann CBE (born 1960) is a British academic administrator and civil engineer. He is Vice-President (Innovation) at Imperial College London and a member of the College's Executive Board. His academic research spans strategy, management science and systems engineering. He is Vice-Chair at Villars Institute.

He plays a central role in shaping the vision, strategy and innovation agenda for Imperial's White City Campus, and the development of new ventures such as Imperial College ThinkSpace, increasing and diversifying income.

In 2015 he led a review of Imperial’s technology transfer, translation and collaboration activities, Pathways to Societal Impact.

Gann took up this post in April 2013. He was previously Deputy Principal for Research and Business Engagement, Imperial College Business School.

Gann holds the Chair in Innovation and Technology Management at Imperial College Business School and Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London.

He is a Chartered Civil Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and a Fellow of City & Guilds Institute. He previously held the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Innovative Manufacturing at the University of Sussex. Provided by Wikipedia