Mario Spremić is a Full Professor (tenured) at the Department of Informatics, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb, visiting or adjunct professor at international institutions (Imperial College London, School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Sapienza University of Rome, OPIT - Open Institute of Technology, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, New York University in Prague), scientist and business consultant.

He received a B.Sc. in Mathematical Sciences (in 1996), M.Sc. in IT Management (in 1999) and Ph.D. (in 2002) in Business, all from the University of Zagreb. He joined Faculty of Economics & Business (FEB Zagreb) in 2000, with the previous corporate experience as a computer programmer, project manager and executive manager. Mario has taken additional education from MIT Sloan School of Management (post-doc in digital transformation), EFMD Executive Academy and many international study visits worldwide (Henley Business School, University of Reading, Imperial College London, University College London, Westminster University, WU, MIT, Sapienza University of Rome, Technical University Munich – TUM, etc.).

He has authored or co-authored 17 books and over 100 scientific and professional articles, mainly in the areas of digital transformation, digital business models, cybersecurity, strategic IT management and IT auditing. The research record includes publications in top-rated journals such as IEEE Technology Engineering Management, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, Management & Marketing, Technology Innovation Management Review, and International Journal of Accounting Information Systems. Mario has extensive international teaching experience delivering lectures in more than 20 countries worldwide.

During his academic career, he was the director of international study programmes at all levels (undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, doctoral) in Croatia and abroad, the head of the Department of Informatics, and the international accreditations leader (EPAS, EQUIS). Since 2010, he has led international accreditation processes at his home institution (EPAS and EQUIS accreditation), which enabled FEB Zagreb to become a triple-accredited institution (EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA, plus EFMD Programme Accreditation). He is a frequent speaker at international conferences in the field of improving the quality of higher education institutions and an accreditor of educational institutions.

With strong technology background and corporate executive experience, Mario has been acting as a practicing consultant and IT (cybersecurity) auditor, leading or participating in 100+ international projects and helping companies and institutions go through digital transformation, cybersecurity and cyber risk challenges. So far, he has conducted more than 100 consultancy projects, IT audits, cybersecurity stress tests or cyber security assessments in various industries and companies.

Mario specializes in international accreditations of higher education institutions (EFMD Program Accreditation, EQUIS) leading institutional processes towards achieving EFMD Programme and EQUIS accreditations. At Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb, he teaches a number of courses (e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, Cybersecurity, IT Auditing, Digital Transformation).

He has collaborated with EFMD for over 10 years, as the academic advisor preparing institutions for international accreditations, member or head of Peer Review Teams in EFMD Programme Accreditations, and contributor at EFMD events. He is a reviewer of papers for WoS and Scopus indexed international journals and has served two terms as the vice-president of the National Board for scientific advancements in the field of social sciences, specifically information and communication sciences.

He is a member of a number of domestic and international institutions in his field of work, including the Program Committee of IAENG (International Association of Engineers) and ISACA. He is the winner of several scientific awards and holder of the international CGEIT (Certificate in Governance of Enterprise IT) professional certificate.