Soumodip Sarkar

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Soumodip Sarkar

Soumodip Sarkar (Jamshedpur, 13 June 1965) is an economist and management scholar.

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Education and academic positions

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). [1]

Former Vice-Rector for Innovation, Cooperation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Évora, Mr. Sarkar is 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. [2]

A Fellow of the Asia Center at Harvard University since 2018, [3] 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), [4] 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. [5] He was also the Panel Chair of the (social science stream 2) of the Lithuanian Science Council, for the Evaluation Period 2018-2022 (Conducted in 2023).

Life and work

Research interests include strategy and innovation (especially related to digital transformation, and the rise of China), entrepreneurship and sustainability., [6] with the research being published in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal; Journal of Operations Management; Journal of Business Venturing; Academy of Management, among others. He is featured in the Stanford’s “World’s Top 2% Scientists list” for the last two years (rankings of 2022 and 2023).

Professor Sarkar has given international speeches on strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship and has frequent presences in national and international media. [7]

Among the extended list of publications, Mr. Sarkar wrote four books on entrepreneurship and innovation, including 'EntreSutra. [8]

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. [9] In honour of his impact and contribution to society, a space in the technology park in Évora, has been named after him.

Selected publications

Books and book chapters

Articles

References

  1. "Harvard Kennedy School". www.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. "Universidade de Évora/ Pessoas". www.uevora.pt. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. "Harvard University Asia Center".
  4. "A3ES". www.a3es.pt. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. "Ceeman". www.ceeman.org. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. "ECIE Keynote Speaker Outlines".
  7. Soumodip Sarkar at TEDxEdges , retrieved 11 January 2022
  8. "Home". entresutra.com.
  9. "Organização". PACT - Parque do Alentejo de Ciência e Tecnologia (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2022.