He received a PhD from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. Professor Wade has worked extensively with public and private sector organizations to further an understanding of the strategic use of information systems for sustainable competitive advantage. He has lived and worked in seven countries across four continents and consulted for top international organizations including Cisco Systems and IBM. His research has appeared in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, and the Communications of the ACM. Professor Wade is co-author of the textbook Information Systems Today: Canadian Edition, and has co-authored two e-commerce casebooks.