Dietmar Grichnik is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of St Gallen, Switzerland, where he also holds the Chair for Entrepreneurship and serves as the Director of the Institute of Technology at. He is a leading expert and researcher in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation and finance and has held visiting and guest professorships at the University of Melbourne, ESADE and Harvard Business School. He is a co-funder and investor in international start-up and initiatives, and sits on the boards of the Foundation Switzerland Innovation and the Swiss Startup Group.