RESUME
I am a Professor of Management Practice. I hold the Marie and Alain Philippson Chair Professor of Global Entrepreneurship at the Solvay School jointly with a Distinguished Fellow-ship at the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program, University of California, Berkeley. I am also Mizuho Securities Endowment Visiting Professor at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Management. During the past 15 years, I have held multiple academic, executive, and policy-related positions including at the Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, MIT Sloan School, UC Berkeley, and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Much of my work examines the ways in which financial intermediaries and institutional organizations impact the nature of innovation and entrepreneurship. I also work with companies and governments worldwide on the development of new ventures and transformations for sustainable growth. Earlier in my career, I held senior positions in management consulting in Sydney and London. I was founding President and CEO of Bilkent Technology, Healthcare, and Power Group in Turkey. I have served as director, advisor, trustee, and as board member at several companies and non-profit organizations. I continue to assist startups worldwide on their financing strategies.
I was awarded a Harvard University Fellowship in Science and International Affairs to conduct my doctoral studies jointly at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School and hold a PhD in Economics; an BS/MS (Management Science/Finance); and an MBA from ULB.
Much of my work examines the ways in which financial intermediaries and institutional organizations impact the nature of innovation and entrepreneurship. I also work with companies and governments worldwide on the development of new ventures and transformations for sustainable growth. Earlier in my career, I held senior positions in management consulting in Sydney and London. I was founding President and CEO of Bilkent Technology, Healthcare, and Power Group in Turkey. I have served as director, advisor, trustee, and as board member at several companies and non-profit organizations. I continue to assist startups worldwide on their financing strategies.
I was awarded a Harvard University Fellowship in Science and International Affairs to conduct my doctoral studies jointly at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School and hold a PhD in Economics; an BS/MS (Management Science/Finance); and an MBA from ULB.
Keywords
Innovation management | Innovation policy and the economy | Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurial finance
ONGOING RESEARCH
Scaling-up in development | Impact of finance in gender-based entrepreneurial ventures
