Gareth Macnaughton, Director of Innovation at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Urban Mobility has over 22 years of experience designing and running research and innovation programs in government and industry. His current emphasis is on ensuring public funding provides commercial success, financial return, and long-term growth for Europe’s mobility economy. Macnaughton has a strong interest in applied ICT for secure, sustainable, and resilient cities and has had a successful career in Europe for US multinationals including Hewlett Packard Enterprise and CISCO Systems, as well as with the European Commission and the Cabinet Office UK.

Macnaughton’s studies in the US, UK and France have provided a strong grounding in European political economy and law, and he is also a postgraduate alumnus of both the University of Glasgow, Urban Studies Department, and the University of Edinburgh.