Professor Jaco Lok

Professor Jaco Lok is a distinguished academic in the field of strategy at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), Macquarie University, Australia. With over 12 years of award-winning teaching experience, he specializes in strategy and leadership within top MBA programs. Jaco has leveraged his extensive background in strategy consulting at the Boston Consulting Group to enhance executive education and consulting services for various organizations, including Westpac and CSIRO. Since joining MGSM in 2017, he has been instrumental in designing the curriculum for the new MGSM Global MBA program, which is offered through Coursera.Jaco holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has gained a strong international reputation for his qualitative research in Organization and Management Theory. His work addresses significant societal challenges, such as poverty alleviation and PTSD among war veterans. Notably, he received the Academy of Management Journal’s Best Paper Award in 2017 for his research on psychological distress in war surgeons serving in Afghanistan. His contributions to academia are further highlighted through his editorial roles with prominent journals and his commitment to advancing knowledge in organizational behavior.