Experience

Imperial College Business School

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Chair in Entrepreneurship and Technology Venturing

  • Nov 2011 - Present

  Teaching entrepreneurship, business models and doctoral courses. Doing research on entrepreneurial ecosystems, international entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, business model innovation. Directed the Doctoral Programme from 2008 to 2015.

• Director, Doctoral Programme

  • Nov 2009 - Jun 2015

  Imperial College is a global top-10 university, with excellent reputation in science, engineering and medicine. The doctoral programme of Imperial College Business School has an annual intake of 15-25 PhD students.



Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute

• Research Services

• Research Director

  • Dec 2010 - Present

  The GEDI Institute develops research and outreach around the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index platform. This is the world's leading indicator of entrepreneurial ecosystems and the official indicator of the Global Entrepreneurship Week. The GEDI Institute develops research and outreach around the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index platform. This is the world's leading indicator of entrepreneurial ecosystems and the official indicator of the Global Entrepreneurship Week.



Aalto University

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Apr 2012 - 2015

  I am happy to have a visiting affiliation with this exciting university. I am happy to have a visiting affiliation with this exciting university.



Imperial College Business School, London

• QinetiQ-EPSRC Chair

  • Sep 2006 - Oct 2011

  QinetiQ-EPSRC Chair Professor in Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship. Research on technology-based venturing and innovation, in the context of new and established firms alike. Research interests cover early and proactive internationalisation strategies, corporate venturing strategies, user innovation, institutional entrepreneurship, global entrepreneurship and technology and innovation policy. QinetiQ-EPSRC Chair Professor in Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship. Research on technology-based venturing and innovation, in the context of new and established firms alike. Research interests cover early and proactive internationalisation strategies, corporate venturing strategies, user innovation, institutional entrepreneurship, global entrepreneurship and technology and innovation policy.



Global Entrepreneurship Monitor GEM

• Member, global coordination team

  • 1997 - 2007

  I was a founding coordination team member of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor GEM consortium. Wrote the first project plan for GEM back in 1997 and worked closely with Paul Reynolds, Jonathan Levie and Harry Sapienza in designing the theoretical and empirical foundations of GEM. Today, GEM is (to my knowledge) the largest ongoing research consortium in social sciences. I was a founding coordination team member of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor GEM consortium. Wrote the first project plan for GEM back in 1997 and worked closely with Paul Reynolds, Jonathan Levie and Harry Sapienza in designing the theoretical and empirical foundations of GEM. Today, GEM is (to my knowledge) the largest ongoing research consortium in social sciences.



University of Lausanne - UNIL

• Switzerland
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor

  • 2003 - 2006

  I was head of HEC Lausanne Institute Stratège for 3 years. Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels (200+ hours per year), mostly on strategy, technology-based venturing and technology strategy. I was head of HEC Lausanne Institute Stratège for 3 years. Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels (200+ hours per year), mostly on strategy, technology-based venturing and technology strategy.



Aalto University

• Finland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor

  • 1982 - Sep 2003

  Started my affiliation with HUT as student of industrial management in 1982. First became teaching assistant in 1984, in business policy and strategic planning. Subsequently became assistant to professor Martti M Kaila and did my MSc on university spin-offs. Then became university lecturer and eventually did my PhD there. Organised the International Business and Technology (KATE) programme for a couple of years, with teaching modules in the UK, Sweden, South-East Asia, Japan and the US. Finished my PhD thesis in 1994 (graduated 1995) and spent a couple of years at London Business School as post-doc research fellow. Returned to HUT in 1999 but left in 2001 for CERN. Returned in 2002 but left for HEC Lausanne in September 2003. Finally resigned my tenure at HUT in 2006 (leave of absence until then). Joined the Imperial College London in September 2006.



CERN

• Switzerland
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Professor

  • Jun 2001 - Sep 2002

  Visiting professor at CERN. Carried out studies on how CERN operates as a launching platform for innovation. Visiting professor at CERN. Carried out studies on how CERN operates as a launching platform for innovation.



London Business School

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-doctoral research fellow

  • Jun 1997 - Jun 1999



SPRU University of Sussex

• Visiting Research Fellow

  • Mar 1994 - Sep 1994

  Spent six months at SPRU in 1994, working on my PhD thesis research for HUT. My SPRU contact was professor Keith Pavitt, who subsequently acted as my public opponent for my PhD thesis. Spent six months at SPRU in 1994, working on my PhD thesis research for HUT. My SPRU contact was professor Keith Pavitt, who subsequently acted as my public opponent for my PhD thesis.