Ian Angell is the UK's leading IT guru and visionary. He is Professor of Information Systems at the London School of Economics, arguably the most prestigious Information Systems Chair in the United Kingdom. He has very radical but constructive views on his subject, which mean he is in great demand as a speaker on the international lecture circuit. This in turn has generated substantial media interest and he makes regular appearances on the BBC and other main television and radio channels.

Ian was educated at the University of Wales and the University of London. He began his academic career in 1971 as a lecturer at Royal Holloway College, University of London. In 1984 he was appointed a senior lecturer at University College, London, before joining the LSE in 1986 as Professor of Information Systems. He is a member of the United Nations Steering Committee of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at the Regional Office for Science and Technology for Europe, based in Venice. He is also the editor of the Macmillan series on information systems and a founder member of the European Organization for East‑West Cooperation.

Amongst his many publications there include: New Barbarian Manifesto: How to Survive the Information Age, A Practical Introduction To Computer Graphics, High Resolution Computer Graphics Using C, Information Systems Management, Advanced Graphics on VGA and XGA Cards with Borland C+ +, and Intelligence: Logical or Biological. His areas of expertise cover the global consequences of IT; applications of new technology ‑ risks and opportunities; organizational and national IT strategies; strategic information systems; applied computing in organizations; computer graphics; and multi‑media information environments. He contributes extensively to various academic and professional journals.

Ian acts as a consultant on information systems and international and organizational IT policies to some of the leading companies in the UK and the world. His ideas concerning the future of work have been reported widely in newspapers all over the globe. He is frequently requested for media appearances, commentating on developments in IT and making authoritative forecasts on possible future scenarios for business. A profile in The Times, described him as the "Angell of Doom," in reference to his prediction of the painful changes in the cyberspace age--such as the end of the nation state.

Ian' s growing reputation comes at the culmination of ten years work developing a new perspective on information systems, stressing that the social, economic and organizational issues are more important than the technological ones. Undoubtedly it is his radical and controversial views on the global consequences of IT that have brought him such a high‑profile reputation as a futurologist. In his newest book, The New Barbarian Manifesto, Ian lays out his advice on how to succeed in an increasingly brutal world.

A controversial and thought‑provoking speaker, he has the prized ability of conveying complex and radical ideas in a simple and direct way. Ian continues to make big waves in IT circles and his views are increasingly sought by politicians, business leaders and IT companies across the globe. He has been described by one British Sunday newspaper as the "Prophet of the 21st Century."