About

Andrei VillarroelDr. Andrei Villarroel is professor of innovation management and executive consultant in the high-tech sector. He has been on the faculty of The Lisbon MBA, Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics, School of Management Fribourg, and international faculty fellow at MIT Sloan School of Management. His professional experience spans organizations in ICT, biotech, energy, finance, education, and international development. He also taught at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Germany), University of Pennsylvania (USA), and at IEDC Bled School of Management (Slovenia). He was Swiss NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT Sloan and his research was recognized with three Best Papers at international conferences. He is co-author of the books “When Innovation Moves at Digital Speed” (MIT Press series on “The Digital Future of Management”), “Business Model Innovation” (Oxford University Press), “Leading Open Innovation” (MIT Press). Dr. Villarroel served as keynote speaker for international organizations including EFMD, JEWC, CEEMAN.