Dr. Anna Grosman Loughborough University, UK

Dr. Anna Grosman is the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Loughborough University London. She is also the Director of the MSc Digital Entrepreneurship, the Research Lead for the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Athena SWAN Lead and a member of... read morethe EDI Committee for Loughborough University London. Her original research examines inter- and intra-firm corporate governance processes, and in particular, how institutional environments, ownership networks and structures, board structures, firm transparency, executive compensation, and social capital influence a firm’s investment behaviour and outcomes. She is increasingly active in the field of state capitalism, that is a system where the government takes on an active role as an investor in the economy. Dr. Grosman is also interested in research in innovation and entrepreneurship. Prior to her academic career, she worked for Georgia-Pacific/ Koch Industries as a Director of Corporate Development and M&A in the international division for four years. Prior to that, Anna worked for six years in investment banking and corporate finance for CIBC World Markets, Citigroup and Close Brothers.

Anna holds a PhD from Imperial College London. She has a strong background in investment banking, M&A and corporate strategy. Anna taught at a number of institutions across Europe, including Imperial College London, Aston University, SDA Bocconi in Italy and EDHEC Business School in France. Anna's teaching covers topics such as corporate governance, corporate, entrepreneurial and digital finance, corporate valuation, corporate and international strategy, business policy, and management consulting.