Experts for media

On this page, we have gathered all of Hanken's professors and their areas of expertise. They will gladly give interviews and comment on current societal phenomena. If you have any questions about our experts, please contact Communications Specialist Marlene Günsberg, tel. +358 40 3521212 or e-mail: marlene.gunsberg@hanken.fi.

Department of Finance and Economics - Finance

Colak, Gonul Opens in new window

Professor of Finance
Finance - Helsinki

political uncertainty, equity offerings, corporate restructuring, investor relations, financial intermediation and banking, executive compensation, financial econometrics, S&P 500 Index firms

gonul.colak@hanken.fi
+358 50 572 8834
eng

Högholm, Kenneth Opens in new window

Professor in Finance
Finance - Vaasa

illiquidity, fund performance, bidders

kenneth.hogholm@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1718
swe, fi, eng

Liljeblom, Eva Opens in new window

Professor
Finance - Helsinki

dividend policy, corporate governance, corporate finance

eva.liljeblom@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1291
swe, fi, eng

Löflund, Anders Opens in new window

Professor
Finance - Helsinki

value creation and share valuation, performance assessment of investment funds, corporate governance

anders.loflund@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1351
swe, fi, eng

Maio, Paulo Opens in new window

Professor of Finance, asset pricing
Finance - Helsinki

investments, the interaction between the financial market and the economy

paulo.maio@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1455
eng

Maury, Benjamin Opens in new window

Wahlroos Professor in Finance
Finance - Helsinki

government control, competition, company performance

benjamin.maury@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1422

swe, fi, eng

Pasternack, Daniel Opens in new window

Professor of Practice
Quantum data lab - Helsinki

finance, data-driven decision-making

daniel.pasternack@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Sjöholm, Hans-Kristian Opens in new window

Professor of Practice
Quantum data lab - Helsinki

data-driven decision-making, value investing

hans-kristian.sjoholm@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Wan, Kam-Ming  Opens in new window

Associate Professor
Finance - Vaasa

corporate governance, executive compensation to market microstructure

kam-ming.wan@hanken.fi
eng

Vähämaa, Emilia  Opens in new window

Associate Professor
Finance - Vaasa

ESG, sustainability, sustainable investments, corporate governance, corporate boards, female executives, banking

emilia.vahamaa@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1758
swe, fi, eng

 

Department of Finance and Economics  - Economics

Hyytinen, Ari Opens in new window

Professor of Economics
Economics - Helsinki

industrial organization, applied microeconometry, entrepreneurship

Juselius, Mikael

Professor of Practice
Economics - Helsinki GSE

mikael.juselius@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

 

Miettinen, Topi Opens in new window

Professor
Economics - Helsinki

behavioral economics, experimental economics

topi.miettinen@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1406
swe, fi, eng

Stenbacka, Rune Opens in new window

Professor
Economics - Helsinki

bank competition, ownership, switching costs

rune.stenbacka@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1433
swe, fi, eng

Sääskilahti, Pekka Opens in new window

Professor of Practice
Economics - Helsinki GSE

economics of intellectual property rights, competition and pricing

pekka.saaskilahti@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

 

 

Department of Management and Organisation - Management and Organisation

Dahlblom, Christina Opens in new window

Professor of Practice
Management and Organisation - Helsinki

leadership, human behaviour in organisations

christina.dahlblom@hanken.fi
swe

Ehrnrooth, Mats Opens in new window

Tre smeder Professor
Management and Organisation - Helsinki

organisational identification, transformational leadership, HRM, employee attitudes

mats.ehrnrooth@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1420
swe, fi, eng

den Hond, Frank Opens in new window

Ehrnrooth Professor in Management and Organisation
Management and Organisation - Helsinki

organisation, structuring, social systems

frank.denhond@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1318
eng

Kock, Sören Opens in new window

Professor in Entrepreneurship and Management
Management and Organisation - Vaasa

coopetition, international entrepreneurship and corporate networks

soren.kock@hanken.fi
+358 50 525 6709
swe, fi, eng

Salin, Denise Opens in new window

Professor in Management and Organisation
Management and Organisation - Helsinki

workplace bullying, sexism

denise.salin@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1502
swe, fi, eng

Tallqvist, Torkel Opens in new window

Professor of Practice
Management and Organisation - Helsinki

management, business development, entrepreneurship

torkel.tallqvist@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Tienari, Janne Opens in new window

Professor in Management and Organisation
Management and Organisation - Helsinki

leadership, strategy, gender and diversity, mergers and acquisitions

janne.tienari@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Junni, Pia Pauliina Opens in new window

Associate Professor in Management and Organisation
Management and Organisation - Helsinki

mergers and acquisitions, knowledge transfer, absorptive capacity, organizational ambidexterity

paulina.junni@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Vesa, Mikko Opens in new window

Associate Professor in Management and Organisation
Management and Organisation - Helsinki

researching games, the gaming industry, gamification, startegy, artificial intelligence, technological change, ethnographic methods

mikko.vesa@hanken.fi
+358 50 433 6741
swe, fi, eng

 

 

Department of Management and Organisation - Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation

 

Vincent, Joakim Opens in new window

Professor
Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation - Helsinki

innovation management, strategic renewal and resilience, growing technologies such as blockchain

joakim.wincent@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1478
swe, fi, eng

Lahti, Tom  Opens in new window

Associate Professor 
Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation - Helsinki

venture creation, psychology in entrepreneurship, neuroentrepreneurship, venture capital, angel investing, business models and entrepreneurship policy

tom.lahti@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1271
swe, fi, eng

Spivack, April  Opens in new window

Associate Professor
Entrepreneurship, Management and Organisation - Helsinki

entrepreneurial experience, neurodiversity, creativity, environment and behavior

april.spivack@hanken.fi
+358 50 436 7791
eng

 

 

Department of Marketing - Marketing

Aspara, Jaakko Opens in new window

Professor in Marketing
Marketing - Helsinki

brands, market strategy, customer insights, AI, business models

Björk, Peter Opens in new window

Professor in Marketing
Marketing - Vaasa

tourism

peter.bjork@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1723
swe, fi, eng

Ciuchita, Robert Opens in new window

Associate Professor of Marketing

service management, service innovation, digital marketing, and customer experience management

robert.ciuchita@hanken.fi
+358 50 414 3557
eng

Gabrielsson, Mika

Professor of Marketing & Dean of Education

international marketing, including internationalization of firms, international new ventures, international business-to-business marketing and global digital business

mika.gabrielsson@hanken.fi
+358 50 475 6279
fin, swe, eng

Gummerus, Johanna

Professor in marketing
Marketing - Helsinki

Consumer behavior (especially vulnerable consumers and their wellbeing), digital and ethical marketing, service innovation

johanna.gummerus@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1508
swe, fi, eng

Heinonen, Kristina Opens in new window

Professor
Marketing - Helsinki

customer engagement and experience

kristina.heinonen@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Holmlund-Rytkönen, Maria Opens in new window

Professor in Marketing
Marketing - Helsinki

service and customer-oriented business management, customer perspective on marketing, management's mental models, business relationship dynamics

maria.holmlund-rytkonen@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1396
swe, fi, eng

Storbacka, Kaj Opens in new window

Hanken Foundation Professor
Marketing / projects

theorising, business management, industrial marketing, innovation

kaj.storbacka@hanken.fi    
swe, fi, eng

Polsa, Pia Opens in new window

Associate Professor in Marketing
Marketing - Helsinki 

consumer vulnerability, multi-dimensional value in cross-sector settings

pia.polsa@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1419
swe, fi, eng

 

 

Department of Marketing - Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility

Aminoff, Anna Opens in new window

Associate Professor
Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility
-Helsinki 

sustainable supply chains and circular economy, external resources and strategic sourcing, data-based decision-making in procurement

anna.aminoff@hanken.fi
+358 50 400 6215
swe, fi, eng

Grant, David B. Opens in new window

Professor Emeritus
Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility - Helsinki

logistics in developing countries, e-commerce and online services

david.grant@hanken.fi
+358 50 327 6875
eng

Kovacs, Gyöngyi Opens in new window

Erkko Professor in Humanitarian Logistics
Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility - Helsinki

humanitarian logistics, emergency aid, aid, disaster relief

gyongyi.kovacs@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1241
swe, fi, eng

Piotrowicz, Wojciech Opens in new window

Associate Professor in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility

wojciech.piotrowicz@hanken.fi
+358 50 430 8715
eng

Vega, Diego Opens in new window

Associate Professor, Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility (especially Humanitarian Logistics)

diego.vega@hanken.fi
eng

 

 

Department of Accounting and Commercial Law - Accounting

Ittonen, Kim Opens in new window

Professor in Auditing
Accounting - Helsinki

auditing, corporate governance and financial reporting

kim.ittonen@hanken.fi
+358 50 408 4786
swe, fi, eng

Ilmonen, Klaus Opens in new window

Professor of Practice
Accounting - Helsinki

company law, corporate governance, equity capital markets

klaus.ilmonen@hanken.fi
swe, fi, eng

Lehner, Othmar Opens in new window

Associate Professor in Accounting
Accounting - Helsinki

big data, data science and AI applications

othmar.lehner@hanken.fi
+358 50 578 6401
eng, ger

Silvola, Hanna Opens in new window

Associate Professor in Accounting
Accounting - Helsinki 

sustainable investing, corporate sustainability information for strategic decision-making

hanna.silvola@hanken.fi
+358 50 471 2536
swe, fi, eng

Sundvik, Dennis Opens in new window

Associate Professor in Accounting 
Accounting - Vaasa

financial reporting issues in public and private firms

dennis.sundvik@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1761
swe, eng

 

 

Department of Accounting and Commercial Law - Commercial Law

Henriksson, Helge Opens in new window

Professor of Practice
Commercial Law - Helsinki

helge.henriksson@hanken.fi

swe, fi, eng

Kukkonen, Matti Opens in new window

Professor in Commercial Law
Commercial Law - Helsinki

corporate taxation, dividend taxation, capital gains, generational change

matti.kukkonen@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1339
swe, fi, eng

Lee, Nari Opens in new window

Professor in Intellectual Property Law
Commercial Law - Helsinki

intellectual property

nari.lee@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1769
swe, eng

Mäntysaari, Petri Opens in new window

Professor
Commercial Law - Vaasa

corporate finance law, capital market regulation, company law, electricity market law, EU law

petri.mantysaari@hanken.fi
+358 40 352 1735
swe, fi, eng

Mylly, Ulla-Maija  Opens in new window

Academy Research Fellows
Commercial Law - Helsinki

trade secrets, data-driven economy

ulla-maija.mylly@hanken.fi
+358 46 921 7323
eng