Michael M. Crow serves as the Vice Provost of the University and Professor of Science and Technology policy at Columbia University in the City of New York. Previously he served as Director of the Institute for Physical Research and Technology, and Institute Professor of Technology Management at Iowa State University, he holds the Ph. D. in Public Policy (Science and Technology) from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

The author of three texts in science and technology policy he has most recently published policy on issues related to the design of R&D systems, technology development and science policy in; Science and Public Policy, Technovation, Revue d’ Economie Francais and the Journal of Technology Transfer.