Bent Flyvbjerg is a Danish economic geographer renowned for his profound impact on the field of megaprojects, power dynamics, and decision-making processes. With an illustrious academic career, Flyvbjerg has held prestigious positions including the First BT Professor and Inaugural Chair of Major Programme Management at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, retiring in 2021, and currently serves as the Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor and Chair of Major Program Management at the IT University of Copenhagen. His previous roles have spanned across Aalborg University, Denmark, where he was a Professor of Planning, and at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, as Chair of Infrastructure Policy and Planning. He is also a fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford.

Flyvbjerg's scholarly contributions are extensive, particularly in the realm of urban planning, philosophy, and social science methodologies. Among his notable works are titles such as Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How It Can Succeed Again, Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition, Power and Rationality: Democracy in Practice, and Decision-Making in Mega-Projects: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Planning, and Innovation. His insights into the complexities of large-scale project management and the interplay between power and rationality in decision-making processes have positioned him as a thought leader in his fields.