Full Time Researchers

Nikolay A. Dentchev

Chairholder

PhD

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nikolay.dentchev@vub.be

Nikolay is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility at the Vrije Universiteit  Brussel (VUB), Belgium. He is the chair holder of the Solvay Business School (VUB), Chair for Social Entrepreneurship (founded in 2015 by Wolters Kluwer, Close The Gap and Euroclear) at the VUB and coordinator of NV Actief (KBC, Trividend, and Unizo) at KU Leuven. These two initiatives focus on encouraging social and student entrepreneurship.

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Drs.
Philippe Eiselein

Ph.D. student (2015-2020)

Social Entrepreneurship Business Models

philippe.eiselein@vub.be

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Philippe has been working on the business models of social entrepreneurs and their capabilities of scaling. He's looking into the pathways for scaling social impact, how conflicting values can be managed, stakeholders can be engaged, and what is necessary for social entrepreneurs to overcome their financial challenges. 

Drs.
Abel Diaz Gonzalez

Ph.D. student  (2016-2020)

Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and Networks

adiazgon@vub.be

Abel has been working on the social entrepreneurship ecosystems and their support networks. His research focuses on how to develop/build supportive ecosystems in support of social entrepreneurs. He wants to study different types of ecosystems and levels, including research on exemplary supportive ecosystems already operating. His research will cover several places in Latin America (Ecuador, Bolivia, Columbia), which are ideal settings to see evidence of the most pressing social challenges and where a lot of work is needed for supporting social entrepreneurs.

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Claudia Alba Ortuño

Ph.D. student (2018-2022)
International support for enterprises in the BOP

claudia.alba.ortuno@vub.be

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Claudia recently joined the SE Chair Team as a Ph.D. student. She is currently in her first year and is expected to work on four papers about international support for enterprises in the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP). She will be working on vulnerable entrepreneurs from an ecosystem/international point of view. 

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Jason Roncancio

Ph.D. student (2017-2021)

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Jason seeks to position the university in the scientific literature on entrepreneurship and innovation, as an agent of positive sustainable development, considering its various theoretical and practical aspects. He has been studying individual factors that determine entrepreneurship behavior, non-commercial entrepreneurship and technology transfer issues, and business aspects of innovation in knowledge transfer. 

Part-time

Researchers abroad

Volunteers

Cedric Piens

cedric.piens@gmail.com

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Cedric is a VUB student in educational sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His main contributions have evolved over the last years, ranging from supporting the Chair's main activities (workshops and events) to contributing to the Fair 's success by means of recruiting volunteers. 

2019 - 2020 : Volunteer manager

2018 - 2019 : Intern 

2017 - 2018 : Volunteer

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