Francisco Veloso
Professor Francisco Veloso is a Portuguese academic with, a PhD in Technology, Management and Policy from MIT and is the Dean of Imperial College Business School.Previously, he was the Dean of Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, where he held the NOS Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Francisco also retains an adjunct appointment at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a tenured Full Professor.Francisco’s main areas of expertise are entrepreneurship and innovation, areas in which he is active as an academic leader, mentor, advisor and investor. He has several dozen publications in leading academic journals and has won several awards for his contributions. He regularly contributes as a consultant and advisor to a range of start-ups, established firms, universities and governments around the world.

