She holds a PhD in Front End Innovation in Pharma & Biotech and has interests within the scientific fields of management, innovation and CSR drawing on experiences in the academic, public and private sectors, where she was formerly a manager and management specialist for twenty years with experiences from numerous large organisations. Through her elaborate network she performs and provides empirical research with the main objective to bridge the gap between theory and practice. She has been a lecturer within innovation & entrepreneurship, CSR and change management and has (co)authored several journal articles on different innovation, management and CSR topics. In addition, she has authored eight academic books and management handbooks.