Rodrigo holds a PhD in Technological Change and Entrepreneurship from Carnegie Mellon University, an MSc in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. Before joining academia, Rodrigo worked as a software engineer and analyst in the transportation and government sectors.
Leid Zejnilović is an Assistant Professor at Nova School of Business and Economics at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where he teaches in master, MBA, and executive programs. He is the chairman of Data Science for Social Good Foundation, co-founder of Orka (www.owis.com), and he volunteers as the Research and Operations Officer of Patient Innovation, a non-profit platform and social network.
My research inquiry concentrates on the economics of innovation with a focus on firm innovation strategy in an emerging economy. I’m particularly interested in what incentivizes (or impedes) firms to make influential innovation, how do firms strategically transform their (patented) inventions into competitive advantage, as well as the policy and social-welfare implications of firm innovation strategy.
