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Soumodip Sarkar
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Soumodip Sarkar (Jamshedpur, 13 June 1965) is an economist and management scholar.
Soumodip Sarkar studied economics at the University of Calcutta, graduating in 1988, receiving his MSc and PhD in economics from Boston's Northeastern University in 1991 and 1995, respectively. He previously worked at the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) and later at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, (Harvard University).
Former Vice-Rector for Innovation, Cooperation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Évora, Mr. Sarkar exercises as a Full Professor at the Department of Management in the mentioned university. In addition, Soumodip Sarkar is a researcher at the Center of Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE) University of Évora – CEFAGE, where he is also the coordinator of the Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
A Fellow of the Asia Center at Harvard University, Professor Sarkar was also the first Dean of the pioneering Doctoral School in Portugal, from 2010 to 2014.
Soumodip Sarkar is the President of the Accreditation body of the Portuguese University Evaluation Commission (A3ES), in the area of Management, being also the scientific coordinator of Portugal's Global Entrepreneurship Report (GEM) and, internationally, part of the CEEMAN accreditation team.
Research interests include innovation (especially related to implications of Artificial intelligence, and the rise of China), entrepreneurship and sustainability., with the research being published in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal and Scientometrics, among others.
Professor Sarkar has given international speeches for entrepreneurship and innovation in society and has frequent presences in national and international media.
Among the extended list of publications, Mr. Sarkar wrote four books on entrepreneurship and innovation, including 'EntreSutra''.
Professor Sarkar is also the Executive President of the Science Park of Alentejo region (PACT), a project that aims to position the Portuguese region of Alentejo as a global reference innovation center.
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