About us
The EEI team
The Esade Entrepreneurship Institute (EEI) is dedicated to academic excellence in the fields of entrepreneurship and related disciplines through research, teaching, new venture ideation, and creation and outreach activities.
Esade positions itself as an international reference point in the field of entrepreneurship through a rigorous research program, an award-winning educational model, an active presence in social debate, and project support for entrepreneurs.
Founded as the Center for Entrepreneurship in 1992, the EEI’s main purpose was to support Esade students in developing and launching new businesses. In the last decade, the EEI has evolved into an institute where research and innovative training play a fundamental role.
Our members
George Chondrakis
Associate Professor
Department of Strategy and General Management
Director, Esade Entrepreneurship Institute
Faculty
Jan Brinckmann
Professor
Department of Strategy and General Management
Academic Program Director, Master of Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Coordinator, GRIE
Xavier Busquets
Associate Professor
Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences
Program Director, Master in Digital Business
Jan Hohberger
Associate Professor
Department of Strategy and General Management
Associate Dean, MBA
Annelore Huyhge
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Department of Strategy and General Management
María José Parada
Associate Professor
Department of Strategy and General Management
Head, Department of Strategy and General Management
Luis Vives
Associate Professor
Department of Strategy and General Management
Deputy Dean for Programs, MBA
Affiliated members
Ruth Aguilera
Distinguished Professor
International Business and Strategy, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
Visiting Professor, Esade, Department of Strategy and General Management
Yan Bai
PhD Candidate, Esade Business School
Collaborator, ScaleUp & Growth Strategy Center
Paula M. Infantes
Postdoctoral Fellow
Center for Corporate Governance & Global Family Business
Jaume Villanueva
Assistant Professor
Department of Management and Global Business, Rutgers Business School
Visiting Professor, Department of Strategy and General Management
Researchers and Postdoctoral Fellows
Collaborators
Javier Aguilar
Academic Collaborator
Department of Strategy and General Management
CEO and Founder, KingEclient
Carles Florensa
Academic Collaborator
Department of Strategy and General Management
Owner & CEO, Eurosilla
María José de la Maza
Academic Collaborator
Department of Strategy and General Management
Partner and Founder, Dinamo Challenge
Joan Riera
Academic Collaborator
Department of Strategy and General Management
Founder & President, Active Development
Carlos Trenchs
Academic Collaborator
Department of Strategy and General Management
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Aldea Ventures
PhD candidates
Staff
