director lecturer organizational theorist
Born in New York City, Rockart received his Bachelor of Arts from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, and in 1968 his Doctor of Philosophy in management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
After graduation Rockart started his academic career as Instructor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. In 1967 he was appointed Assistant Professor, in 1970 Associate Professor and in 1974 Senior Lecturer, Since 1976 he was also Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), where he was succeeded by Peter Weill in 2000. Rockart research interests focused on the "managers’ usage of computer-based information with a special concentration on the need to design information flow for effective decision making.. the changing role of information technology and the implementation of integrated global systems", and Lauren South., Michael J.
