Professor Möslein’s expertise lies in the areas of innovation and start-up activities, digitalization initiatives, knowledge and technology transfer, and outreach and partnership programs. She is also responsible for stakeholder involvement and science communication.

Curriculum vitae

Kathrin M. Möslein (born in 1966), is professor of information systems, innovation and value creation at the School of Business, Economics and Society at FAU. She studied computer science and business studies at Technische Universität München (TUM), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. After completing her doctoral degree and habilitation in business administration at TUM, she became Chair of Strategic Management and Organization at Leipzig Graduate School of Management. She has been Chair of Innovation and Value Creation at FAU since 2007. Since the early 1990’s, she has been researching, teaching and providing advice in the area of strategic innovation and innovation systems. Her current research focuses on innovation strategies and technologies and innovation ecosystems. Together with the Fraunhofer IIS, she established the JOSEPHS research platform as FAU’s open innovation lab in Nuremberg city center.

She has held various positions, including as associate director of the Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) at the London Business School, as dean of research at FAU’s School of Business, Economics and Society, as a member of the Business School Panel of the UK Research Excellence Framework (UK REF), as vice president of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) and as vice president and president of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), which appointed her as its first German fellow in 2015. She is currently a member of the Standing Committee for Transfer and Cooperation of the German Rectors’ Conference, a member of the board at Leipziger Stiftung für Innovation und Technologietransfer, a member of the Strategy Committee of the Bavarian Research and Innovation Agency (BayFIA) and research professor and academic director of the Center for Leading Innovation and Cooperation (CLIC) at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.

Prof. Möslein has been Vice President at FAU since December 2, 2016. Her term of office ends on March 31, 2027.

„FAU is a platform for freedom. This calls for innovation and responsibility: in management, in research, in studying and in knowledge transfer. In constant dialog with society, industry and politics, we are shaping the future.“

Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein, Vice President Outreach

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