CIEU has a team of five experts in the entrepreneurship field.
| Andreu Turró (Research Fellow) | |
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Serra-Hunter fellow at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Department of Business. Previously, he worked as an assistant professor at the Utrecht University School of Economics (the Netherlands). He received a Ph.D. (International Doctorate in Entrepreneurship and Management -IDEM) from UAB. He has a double degree in Business Administration and Market Research by the UAB and a Master in Marketing Management by ESADE Business School. His research is focused on conditioning factors for corporate entrepreneurship from a quantitative analysis. He published several academic papers in this research field. Currently he is participating in various Spanish and international projects on this topic. His web page. |
| Maria Noguera (Research Fellow) | |
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Head and Professor of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Escola FUAB formació at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). She received a Ph.D. (International Doctorate in Entrepreneurship and Management -IDEM) from UAB. Her research areas are focused on entrepreneurship, especifically on those environmental factors affecting female entrepreneurship from the institutional approach. She has various academic papers in this research field. Additionally, she has been part of Centre d’Iniciatives Emprenedores (CIEU) since its foundation, participating actively in new business creation projects. Her web page. |
| Sebastian Aparicio (Research Fellow) | |
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Serra-Hunter fellow at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Department of Business. Previously, he worked as an assistant professor at Durham University Business School (UK). He received a Ph.D. (International Doctorate in Entrepreneurship and Management -IDEM) from UAB. He has a Bachelor degree in Economics from Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia), a M.Sc. in Economics from Universidad EAFIT (Colombia) and a M.Phil. in Applied Research in Economics & Business -MAREB- from UAB. His research is focused on conditioning factors for entrepreneurial activity and its effects on economic growth and development. He has various academic papers in this research field. Currently he is Researcher at CIEU. His web page. |
| Tatiana López (Coordinator) | |
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Assistant professor of the Escola FUAB Formació. She received a Ph.D. (International Doctorate in Entrepreneurship and Management -IDEM) from UAB. She is an Economist and hold a M.Sc. in Administration from EAFIT University (Colombia). Her research focuses on the study of the impact of institutional dimensions on entrepreneurial activity in different contexts, through a quantitative analysis. In addition, she is also interested in the analysis of the influence of education on the entrepreneurial intentions of university students. She has several scientific publications in this field. Currently participates in various international projects and is a member of the technical team of the CIEU. Her web page. |
| Nicolás Pacheco (Research Fellow) | |
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PhD Candidate in the Entrepreneurship and Management Program at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). He holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Technology Innovation from Universidad de los Andes. His research interests focus on Open Social Innovation, particularly examining its determinants and impacts within entrepreneurial ecosystems. Previously, he worked as a graduate assistant at Universidad de los Andes and served as Director of the Social Innovation Observatory at UNIMINUTO’s Scientific Park for Social Innovation (PCIS). He has also contributed as a researcher in public policy projects in collaboration with Colombia’s Ministry of ICT and the Foundation for Education and Social Development (FES). His web page. |
| David Urbano (Honorary member and Founder) | |
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Professor of Entrepreneurship and ICREA-Academia Research Fellow (Department of Business, School of Economics and Business). He is also Associate Director at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Research (CREIS) and currently serves on the Board of Directors in the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB). His research focuses on the analysis of factors affecting entrepreneurship in different contexts, using institutional economics as a theoretical framework, and combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies. He has several scholarly international publications, participates in various international research projects (e.g. GEM, PSED, GUESSS) and also regularly visits Haas School of Business (University of California, Berkeley). His web page. |
In addition, since CIEU’s creation, several collaborators have contributed and participated in different projects:
Claudia Álvarez and Eduardo Gómez (co-founders), Núria Toledano, Francesc Uroz, Marc Bernadich, Elisabet Ferri and Victor Querol.