Nordic Innovation
Joonas Leppänen, PhD, currently serves as a Senior Innovation Adviser at Nordic Innovation since September 2025. Prior to this role, Joonas held the position of leading specialist at Sitra from January 2020 to September 2025 and worked as a specialist during that time. Joonas was the Puoluesihteeri for Vasemmistoliitto - Vänsterförbundet - The Left Alliance from June 2016 to November 2019. Academic experience includes a Junior Researcher role at the University of Helsinki from August 2008 to June 2016, focusing on dissension, democracy, and justice, while also teaching and coordinating subjects related to philosophy. Joonas enhanced international collaborations as a Coordinator for Helsingforsalliansen in 2011 and served as a Visiting Scholar at Centro de Estudos Sociais da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra from September 2012 to June 2013. Joonas earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Philosophy and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Helsinki, alongside a minor in Management and Organization from Hanken School of Economics.
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