fredrik hacklin is professor of entrepreneurship at vlerick business school in brussels and associate professor (pd) at eth zurich. he further serves as member of the board of directors at evli bank plc and as visiting faculty at esmt berlin.previously, he has been a strategy consultant with booz allen hamilton (today strategy&, pwc) and a fellow at harvard university.
fredrik hacklin is professor of entrepreneurship at vlerick business school in brussels and associate professor (pd) at eth zurich. he further serves as member of the board of directors at evli bank plc and as visiting faculty at esmt berlin.previously, he has been a strategy consultant with booz allen hamilton (today strategy&, pwc) and a fellow at harvard university.
his research, executive education and advisory activities are in the field of strategic entrepreneurship and innovation, with focus on challenges associated with digital disruption, industry reconfiguration and their implications for firm strategy. his work has been featured in various outlets such as the mit sloan management review and the harvard business review case collection, and he is author of the book management of convergence in innovation (2008).
being a regular speaker and trainer, he has worked with companies such as abb, bang & olufsen, danone, deutsche telekom, nokia and ubs, and advised organizations such as the european parliament or the swiss federal department of foreign affairs. he is actively involved in start-up and corporate venturing activities, and is recipient of the research award by the nokia–alcatellucentfoundation. his article “strategic choices in converging industries” (2013) was selected “top strategy article” by the stanford graduate school of business. a national of finland and switzerland, professor hacklin is fluent in five languages and resides in switzerland.
