The ESR Council acts as a forum for feedback and development and advises the elected representative on the Supervisory Board. Meetings of the ESR Council take place at plenary meetings and workshops and via skype in the intervals between these events. A formal record of meetings is prepared for the Supervisory Board as part of annual reporting.
JACKSON KINYANJUI
Jackson is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie early stage researcher registered at the Halmstad. Jackson's reserach focuses on how new business-policy relationships are created, emerge and are legitimated in various contexts. Jackson has MSc in Global Business and Management from Nottingham Trent University, UK and MSc in International Management from ISCTE-IUL in Lisbon, Portugal. Jackson has extensive experience in Management Consulting of SMEs and Management Boards.
GONÇALO RODRIGUES
Gonçalo is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie early stage researcher registered at University of Glasgow. In his research, Gonçalo examines how new high-tech sectors emerge, innovate and are legitimated in the context of the Bio-Economyh in Europe. Gonçalo received his MSc in Genetics and Evolution from the University of Porto, Portugal and BSc in Biology from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. He has experience as European Project Manager and Medical Researcher for the Catalonian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Programme.
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RASHID SADEGHIAN DEHKORDI
Rashid is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie early stage researcher registered at the University of Oulu’s Martti Ahtisaari Institute. Rashid studies how new, innovative business models emerge and are legitimated within new ecosystems such as Smart Energy that require inter alia changes in processes, managerial, environmental, and social. Rashid received his MSc in Electrical (Power Systems) Engineering from the University of Tehran and BSc in Electrical (Power) Engineering from the Isfahan University of Technology.
CRISTIAN ZILIBERBERG (CO-CHAIR)
Cristian is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie early stage researcher registered at the Aalborg University Business School. Cristian explores the relationship between the legitimation narratives and changing organizational realities. He has MSc in Management and Organizations and Sociology from Kellogg School of Management and MSc in Organizational and Economic Psychology from University of Bucharest. Cristian has extensive experience in restructuring, chairing and managing large internatonal non-for-profit organizations.