Paul McDonagh-Smith

About Paul McDonagh-Smith

Paul McDonagh-Smith is currently a Visiting Senior Lecturer in Information Technology at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Senior Advisor to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.In his research and teaching, Paul creates key intersection points between technology and business. He specializes in translating computer and data science into measurable business value that evolves organizational capability, transformation, and strategy.He is the Faculty Director on MIT Sloan\'s : ´Leading the AI-Driven Organisation´; ´Generative AI Business Sprint´; ´Business Implications of Extended Reality (XR); ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation with Algorithmic Business Thinking’; Algorithmic Business Thinking´and ‘Digital Learning Strategy’ programs. As an early pioneer in Digital Reality, Paul has successfully invented and innovated with Extended Reality (XR) and industrial met averse / digital twin technologies across multiple industries for more than 20 years. Paul also teaches in, and contributes to, a wide range of MIT Sloan Executive Education programs.McDonagh-Smith is also the MIT Sloan Office of Executive Education Digital Capability Leader. In this role, he helps shape the growing portfolio of digital programs, works with the MIT Sloan team to define digital strategy, and drives transformative technology experimentation.His recent innovations include harnessing AI / ML / DL / RL / GenAI, XR, Robotics and Compute to build and bring to market a series of digital collaboration products and platforms.Through close collaboration with Faculty, Labs, and Schools across MIT, as well as an extensive global network of industry partners, Paul’s approach to entrepreneurship is built upon a bias for practical action. More technology ‘presentist’ than technology ‘futurist’, Paul enables teams to invent their future, starting today.He provides digital transformation, business model innovation and strategy guidance to organizations across multiple industries and geographies as well as to a range of international government departments.Prior to MIT, Paul held senior roles in Optical Network Systems Engineering, R&D, Emerging Products and Technology, Business Transformation and Human Resources during a 20-year career in the telecoms industry.Paul is a Senior Advisor to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, under the supervision of Chief Scientist, Dr. James B. Garvin.Prior to MIT, Paul held senior roles in Engineering, Global Services, Human Resources, R&D, Emerging Products & Technology functions during a 20-year career in the telecoms industry.

Experience

1. Senior Advisor Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center

   NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

   Jan 2021 — Present

   Advisor to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, working under the supervision of Chief Scientist, Dr.James B. Garvin.

Skills

• Program Management
• Cloud Computing
• Team Building
• Pre-Sales
• Experiential Learning
• Unified Communications
• Managed Services
• Saas
• Solution Selling
• Product Management
• Channel Partners
• Strategy
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Technology Management
• Professional Services
• Enterprise Software
• Technological Innovation
• Product Marketing
• Business Development
• Strategic Partnerships
• Team Leadership
• Channel
• Telecommunications
• Business Strategy
• Educational Technology