Filipe Santos is Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD. His research lies at the intersection of strategy, organization theory, and entrepreneurship. He is particularly interested in understanding the processes through which entrepreneurs construct new firms and markets. He is also interested in the growth and scaling up processes of new ventures in order to maximize economic and social impact.
Current research projects include an in-depth study of the growth trajectories of ventures addressing nascent markets and a second study of the emergence of the peer to peer online lending market, focusing on both for-profit and social oriented business models. His research has been published in Organization Science, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Technology Policy and Management, the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, as well as several book chapters.

Professor Santos is the director of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ISEP). He regularly teaches the New Business Ventures course in the MBA program, as well as entrepreneurship modules in the EMBA and in Executive Education Programs. He has previously taught courses on management, entrepreneurship, and strategy. In addition, he regularly mentors entrepreneurs and advises venture teams.

A native of Portugal and a former entrepreneur, Professor Santos holds a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University, with a focus on entrepreneurship. He also holds an MSc. Degree in Industrial Strategy and Management from Lisbon Technical University, and an Economics degree from Lisbon New University. He was the recipient of the Lieberman Fellowship at Stanford University, an award recognizing outstanding scholarship and institutional contributions. He also received in 1996 the award for best MSc. student. His doctoral thesis "Constructing Markets and Shaping Boundaries: Entrepreneurial Action in Nascent Markets" was finalist for the Heizer 2004 Entrepreneurship Award. He received an Honourable Mention for Best Paper at the 2006 Strategic Management Society Conference.

Processes of Firm and Market Emergence; Scaling Up Processes in New Ventures; Innovation and Technological Change; Social Entrepreneurship.

New Business Creation; Emergence of New Markets and Business Models; Scaling Up Process and Venture Growth; Social Entrepreneurship.

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