Experience

Valtiovarainministeriö
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Secretary General of the Finnish Technology Advisory Board

  • Oct 2021 - Present


Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland

• Finland
• Public Policy Offices
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Specialist

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  Enabling and encouraging innovations and especially digital transformation and data economy. Enabling and encouraging innovations and especially digital transformation and data economy.



IHMEC Indoor Hygiene project, Turku School of Economics

• Steering Group Member

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2021

  The project creates and exports joint indoor hygiene solutions of Central Baltic area SME’s into Saudi Arabian construction market. IHMEC project connects professionals in planning, designing, building, and furnishing indoor hygiene spaces to form indoor hygiene solutions. The project brings together relevant clusters from Finland, Sweden, and Estonia into a meta-cluster that aims to enter into the Saudi Arabian construction market with new and tailor-made indoor hygiene solutions. The project creates and exports joint indoor hygiene solutions of Central Baltic area SME’s into Saudi Arabian construction market. IHMEC project connects professionals in planning, designing, building, and furnishing indoor hygiene spaces to form indoor hygiene solutions. The project brings together relevant clusters from Finland, Sweden, and Estonia into a meta-cluster that aims to enter into the Saudi Arabian construction market with new and tailor-made indoor hygiene solutions.



Oulu Business School, University of Oulu

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • May 2018 - Dec 2019

  Teaching in national online business study program LITO that was awarded by Finnish Business School Graduates (Ekonomit) teaching award in 2019. Teaching the Introduction to Entrepreneurship-course that walks the students through the entrepreneurial process from the initial business idea to a growth-seeking firm through practical exercises of business creation. Doing research on SMEs internationalization, Business ecosystem creation, and International entrepreneurship and management in the context of high tech, health tech, and bioscience industries. Show less

• • 2019 - 2019

  Teemu Tuomisalo (2019) Learning and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Development within a Finnish Telecommunication International New Venture



Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business & Entrepreneurship - MBSC

• Saudi Arabia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Aug 2016 - Feb 2018

  The founding faculty member of a startup business school in Saudi Arabia that was set up in collaboration with Babson College, USA. Responsible for designing and implementing the Signature Learning Experience program in which I coached the entrepreneurial teams to generate new businesses all the way from the idea generation phase to a real startup company. I had also positions of trust at the College Council, Faculty Affairs Committee, and the Student Affairs Committee.

• • 2017 - 2017



Babson College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Fellow

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Got action-oriented and entrepreneurship centered teaching training at Babson Teaching Fellows Program at the Babson College that has been recognized as the best Entrepreneurship education college 26 years in a row. Got action-oriented and entrepreneurship centered teaching training at Babson Teaching Fellows Program at the Babson College that has been recognized as the best Entrepreneurship education college 26 years in a row.



Informatum Research

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Responsible of conducting research projects for the customers. Including project planning, implementation, data analysis, and reporting. Responsible of conducting research projects for the customers. Including project planning, implementation, data analysis, and reporting.



Turku School of Economics

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• University Lecturer

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  Teaching: International Business Management Supervising Bachlor's Theses Teaching: International Business Management Supervising Bachlor's Theses



University of Oulu

• Finland
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2012 - Jun 2015

  Researching international entrepreneurship, social networks, international opportunity development, SMEs internationalisation, innovationsResponsible of courses:* Cross-Cultural Business Negotiations* Current Issues IB Mangement and International Business* Bachelor's Thesis supervisorProject: Sensors and social web (SEWEB)

• • Feb 2014 - Feb 2014

  Visiting Professor at IPMI International Business School, Jakarta, IndonesiaLecturing Internationalization and global business strategies to eMBA students

• • Oct 2011 - Dec 2013

  Responsible for designing and implementing the Biobusiness curriculum for doctoral candidatesResponsible for coaching business development projects in the bioscience fieldTeaching business skills for scientistsCoordinating the courses:* Business Models in Biobusiness* Internationalization in Biobusiness* Business Opportunity Development * Project Work in Biobusiness

• • Oct 2013 - Nov 2013

  Visiting Professor at IPMI International Business School, Jakarta, IndonesiaTeaching management, strategy, and international business to BBA, MBA and eMBA students

• • Feb 2013 - Mar 2013

  Visiting Professor at IPMI International Business School, Jakarta, IndonesiaTeaching management, strategy, and international business to BBA, MBA and eMBA students

• • Jul 2009 - Dec 2011

  I got FIGSIB scholarship as a Doctoral candidate to focus on my doctoral researchResearching SMEs internationalisation and international business development.* Master's Thesis supervisor

• • Sep 2010 - Nov 2010

  Visiting Scholar at Uppsala University, Sweden

• • Jun 2006 - Jun 2009

  Responsible for coordinating the Master’s level international study program, Double degree program between the University of Oulu and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USAResearching SMEs internationalization and international business developmentResponsible for courses:* International Business Operations* Project Work in International Business* Master's Thesis supervisor

• • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Visiting Scholar at University of Glasgow, Scotland

• • Oct 2007 - Nov 2007

  Visiting Scholar at Georgia State University, USA

• Researcher

  • Nov 2005 - Feb 2006