Professor Fredrik Hacklin

Fredrik Hacklin is Professor of Global Strategy and Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean at the ZHAW School of Management and Law, where he serves as the Director of the Department of International Business and as a member of the Executive Committee.

He further serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Evli Plc and is an affiliated faculty member at ETH Zurich. Previously, he was a strategy consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton (today Strategy&, PwC) and a Fellow at Harvard University.

His research, executive education and advisory activities are in the field of strategic entrepreneurship and innovation, with a focus on the challenges associated with digital disruption and industry reconfiguration and their implications for firm strategy. His work has been featured in various outlets such as the MIT Sloan Management Review and the Harvard Business Review case collection, and he is the author of the book Management of Convergence in Innovation (2008).

A regular speaker and trainer, Fredrik has worked with companies such as ABB, Art Basel, Bang & Olufsen, Danone, Deutsche Telekom, Johnson&Johnson, KPMG, Nokia and UBS and has advised organisations such as the European Parliament and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

He is actively involved in start-up and corporate venturing activities and has received a research award from the Nokia–AlcatelLucent Foundation. His article “Strategic choices in converging industries” (2013) was selected “Top Strategy Article” by the Stanford Graduate School of Business. A national of Finland and Switzerland, Professor Hacklin is fluent in five languages and resides in Switzerland.