Boston Debate Showcase
Fiona E.Murray
William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship
Chair, NATO Innovation Fund
MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan scholar of deep-tech ventures in defense, security and health, and chair of the NATO Innovation Fund.

Biography
Fiona
- Deep-tech entrepreneurship
- Dual-use technology
- Innovation policy
- Scientific competitiveness
Fiona Murray is the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship and a professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where she previously served as Associate Dean of Innovation. She chairs the NATO Innovation Fund.
Her research follows how investment in science and technology becomes deep-tech ventures that address global challenges in defense, security, health, food and water, including dual-use technologies that serve both commercial and government needs. She also studies how policy shapes scientific competitiveness and how to build inclusive innovation ecosystems.
In this debate
Why this question
With Yasheng Huang, Murray takes on US–China AI competition: where scientific cooperation with China should end and restrictions meant to protect national security should begin.
Upcoming appearance
Boston Debate Showcase
WhenNovember 17, 2026
WhereLaugh Boston, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA
Featured session. US–China AI Competition: Security, Innovation, and Cooperation

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Featured session. US–China AI Competition: Security, Innovation, and Cooperation
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