Christian Ketels

Christian Ketels is a distinguished academic and industry leader specializing in competitiveness and innovation. Currently serving as Special Advisor on Competitiveness to EU Commission Vice President Dombrovskis and as a Senior Advisor at the Stockholm School of Economics, Ketels also holds key positions including Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at Innovation Fund Denmark, Chair of the Advisory Board at both Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness and TCI Network, and Editor in Chief of the Competitiveness Review journal. Previously, Ketels was Chief Economist at Boston Consulting Group and played a significant role at Harvard Business School as head of Michael E. Porter’s research team. With a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics, Ketels has led numerous projects on European competitiveness and contributed to advanced discussions in the field through teaching and advisory roles.