Malte Brettel

Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel is Professor for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at RWTH Aachen University and adjunct professor for entrepreneurship at WHU – Otto-Beisheim-School of Management, Germany. His areas of research interest include entrepreneurial management and development, entrepreneurial marketing, entrepreneurial finance, and innovation management. He has published several books as well as in many academic journals, such as in the Strategic Management Journal, theJournal of Product Innovation Management, the Journal of Business Venturing, and Marketing Letters, and has presented his research at leading international conferences. Besides his academic career Malte has co-founded several of his own companies, has served as managing director in these companies and is an active business angel.

Currently Malte Brettel is also serving as a Vice-Rector for Industry Relations at RWTH Aachen University.