Ilkka Kauranen

Ilkka Kauranen
Executive Editor
Development and Management in Industry
Aalto University, Aalto, Finland

Biography

Dr Ilkka Kauranen is Professor of Development and Management in Industry at Aalto University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Finland. He is also adjunct professor at the Asian Institute of Technology and visiting professor at the National University Malaysia. Professor Kauranen’s research and teaching activities focus on the areas of entrepreneurship, new technology-based companies, and research & development management. He has published over one hundred academic peer-reviewed journal articles, international conference paper, books, and other academic research reports. In addition to his academic career, Professor Kauranen has vast experience in the top management of companies. He has been a board member in several publicly traded companies and entrepreneurial private companies. He has been a co-founder of several knowledge-intensive companies. He has worked as full-time management consultant, acting as the president of the consulting company.