Giancarlo Pastor Figueroa

G. Pastor Figueroa has initiated, prepared, and coordinated co-innovation projects with organizations from Europe and beyond. Due to his results, he has been appointed Expert (in various technology topics) by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency, the Spanish State Research Agency, and other national innovation agencies. Currently, he is a Senior Project Manager at Spinverse, where he advises on matters of co-innovation to global tech companies. He is also a Senior Business Developer in Interactive Systems at Aalto University, and an Adjunct Professor in Entrepreneurship at IE Business School. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics by the Pontifical University Catholic of Peru, a licentiate degree in Mathematics by the Autonomous University of Madrid, two doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering by Aalto University and Carlos III University of Madrid, and an MBA degree by Aalto University Executive Education.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Senior Project Manager, Spinverse, Finland, 2021 – Present

• Senior Business Developer (and other roles), Aalto University, Finland, 2014 – Present

• Expert (in various RDI topics), 9 European Innovation Agencies, Europe, 2020 – Present

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor in Entrepreneurship, IE Business School, Spain, 2018 – Present

• Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland, 2015 – 2017

• Visiting Researcher, University of Texas at Austin, USA, 2015 – 2016

• Researcher, Spanish Ministry Science and Innovation, Spain, 2012 – 2014

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Aalto Executive Education, Finland, 2021

• DSc (Tech.) in Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland, 2016

• PhD in Multimedia and Communications, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain, 2016

• Master in Multimedia and Communications, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain, 2012

• Licentiate in Mathematics, Autonomous University Madrid, Spain, 2010

• Engineer in Electronics, Pontifical University Catholic of Peru, Peru, 2006