Andrew J. Nelson

Andrew J. Nelson is an associate professor at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business, where he studies the emergence, diffusion, and commercialization of new technologies, as well as occupational, organizational, and entrepreneurial dynamics. He holds a PhD in management science and engineering from Stanford University.

Nelson is the author of The Sound of Innovation: Stanford and the Computer Music Revolution, a history of Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics and its role in the development of computer music and digital sound. His research has also examined technology-based fields including information technology, biotechnology, sustainable chemistry, clean energy, and music technology.