Kestora College

School of Business

Developing leaders for the green economy and circular business models.

School of Business

Academic Departments

Organised into specialized departments driving innovation and research excellence.

Marketing

Department of Marketing

The Department of Marketing is at the forefront of consumer research and brand strategy. We explore customer behavior, digital marketing, and market analytics. Our curriculum encourages creativity and data-driven decision-making. Students learn to build strong brands, design customer-centric experiences, and develop marketing strategies that drive growth and engagement in competitive markets.

Head of Department

Dr. Sari Schröder

Head of Marketing

Entrepreneurship & Digital Business

Department of Entrepreneurship & Digital Business

Fostering innovation and leadership in the evolving digital economy.

Head of Department

Dr. Elena Rossi

Professor of Digital Transformation

Management Studies

Department of Management Studies

The Department of Management Studies explores the human side of business. We focus on organizational behavior, leadership, strategy, and international business.

Head of Department

Dr. Sarah Dubois

Head of Management Studies

Business

Department of Business

The Department of Business at SYKLI College focuses on developing future-ready professionals with strong analytical, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills. The department blends business theory with real-world practice, preparing students to navigate modern organizations, markets, and global economies. Programmes within the department emphasize management, marketing, finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, and business law, with a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and ethical decision-making.

Head of Department

Dr. Kasper Hernandez

Head of Business

Economics

Department of Economics

Our Department of Economics is dedicated to understanding the mechanisms that drive prosperity and well-being. We offer deep training in micro- and macroeconomics, econometrics, and policy analysis.

Head of Department

Dr. Noah Väisänen

Head of Economics

Information and Service Management

Department of Information and Service Management

In the Department of Information and Service Management, we bridge the gap between business strategy and technology. Our focus areas include business analytics, supply chain management, and information systems.

Head of Department

Dr. Henrik Wagner

Head of Information and Service Management

Accounting & Business Law

Department of Accounting & Business Law

The Department of Accounting & Business Law offers a rigorous foundation in financial reporting, auditing, and corporate governance. We emphasize ethics, transparency, and the critical role of accounting in the global economy.

Head of Department

Dr. Thomas Ivanov

Head of Accounting & Business Law

Finance

Department of Finance

The Department of Finance provides advanced education in asset pricing, corporate finance, and risk management. We combine theoretical rigor with practical application, utilizing modern financial tools and market data.

Head of Department

Dr. Adrian Nielsen

Head of Finance

Featured Programs

Research & Innovation

Research at the School of Business is driven by a commitment to solving real-world challenges. We collaborate with industry partners and global networks to create sustainable impact.

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Meet our people

The visionaries and creative experts shaping the future at School of Business.

Diego Singh

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in strategic foresight and environmental resilience within the field of Information and Service Management.

diego.singh@kestora.fi

David Novikov

Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholar specializing in human-centric design and ethical paradigms within the field of Finance.

david.novikov@kestora.fi

Prof. Olavi Heinrich

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in innovative materials and environmental resilience within the field of Business.

olavi.heinrich@kestora.fi

Yasmin Kobayashi

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in digital transformation and environmental resilience within the field of Economics.

yasmin.kobayashi@kestora.fi

Prof. Elsa Morozov

Professor

Professor specializing in innovative materials and human-centric design within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

elsa.morozov@kestora.fi

Dr. Thomas Weber

Senior Lecturer in Logistics

Research focus on sustainable supply chain management.

thomas.weber@kestora.fi

Markus Jääskeläinen

Senior Lecturer in Project Management

Specializes in Agile methodologies and global project teams.

markus.j@kestora.fi

Dr. Yuki Hara

Senior Lecturer in HRM

Cultural diversity and performance management in tech firms.

yuki.h@kestora.fi

Jules Bernard

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in sustainable systems and ethical paradigms within the field of Business.

jules.bernard@kestora.fi

Prof. Liam Karjalainen

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in environmental resilience and ethical paradigms within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

liam.karjalainen@kestora.fi

Prof. Li Krämer

Professor

Professor specializing in future technologies and human-centric design within the field of Marketing.

li.kramer@kestora.fi

Laura Lopez

Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholar specializing in human-centric design and global economic shifts within the field of Management Studies.

laura.lopez@kestora.fi

Tobias Kato

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in human-centric design and sustainable systems within the field of Marketing.

tobias.kato@kestora.fi

Mohamed Leppänen

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in innovative materials and strategic foresight within the field of Information and Service Management.

mohamed.leppanen@kestora.fi

Lucas Lebedev

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in ethical paradigms and strategic foresight within the field of Economics.

lucas.lebedev@kestora.fi

Dr. Sarah Dubois

Head of Management Studies

Associate Professor specializing in environmental resilience and innovative materials within the field of Management Studies.

sarah.dubois@kestora.fi

Prof. Kari Klein

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in ethical paradigms and computational modeling within the field of Finance.

kari.klein@kestora.fi

Jun Johansson

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in human-centric design and ethical paradigms within the field of Marketing.

jun.johansson@kestora.fi

Prof. Camila Schubert

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in strategic foresight and sustainable systems within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

camila.schubert@kestora.fi

Prof. Zainab Zhang

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in sustainable systems and environmental resilience within the field of Finance.

zainab.zhang@kestora.fi

Petri Schmid

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in strategic foresight and global economic shifts within the field of Business.

petri.schmid@kestora.fi

Ilmari Lindberg

Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholar specializing in global economic shifts and innovative materials within the field of Economics.

ilmari.lindberg@kestora.fi

Prof. Heikki Lefebvre

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in strategic foresight and environmental resilience within the field of Management Studies.

heikki.lefebvre@kestora.fi

Dr. Noah Väisänen

Head of Economics

Associate Professor specializing in environmental resilience and ethical paradigms within the field of Economics.

noah.vaisanen@kestora.fi

Prof. Alma Sokolov

Professor

Professor specializing in human-centric design and sustainable systems within the field of Finance.

alma.sokolov@kestora.fi

Jean-Luc Martin

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in computational modeling and computational modeling within the field of Finance.

jean-luc.martin@kestora.fi

Kimmo Langdon

Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholar specializing in human-centric design and strategic foresight within the field of Business.

kimmo.langdon@kestora.fi

Mikael Becker

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in global economic shifts and human-centric design within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

mikael.becker@kestora.fi

Dr. Henrik Wagner

Head of Information and Service Management

Professor specializing in sustainable systems and digital transformation within the field of Information and Service Management.

henrik.wagner@kestora.fi

Zara Schumacher

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in digital transformation and digital transformation within the field of Economics.

zara.schumacher@kestora.fi

Prof. Sami Kinnunen

Professor

Professor specializing in innovative materials and ethical paradigms within the field of Economics.

sami.kinnunen@kestora.fi

Maximilian Romero

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in digital transformation and human-centric design within the field of Business.

maximilian.romero@kestora.fi

Prof. Pasi Mattila

Professor

Professor specializing in future technologies and strategic foresight within the field of Information and Service Management.

pasi.mattila@kestora.fi

Santiago Wolff

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in environmental resilience and strategic foresight within the field of Economics.

santiago.wolff@kestora.fi

Antti Koch

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in environmental resilience and human-centric design within the field of Finance.

antti.koch@kestora.fi

Dr. Kasper Hernandez

Head of Business

Professor specializing in strategic foresight and human-centric design within the field of Business.

kasper.hernandez@kestora.fi

Prof. Jenni Lang

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in innovative materials and future technologies within the field of Management Studies.

jenni.lang@kestora.fi

Linnea Svensson

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in future technologies and ethical paradigms within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

linnea.svensson@kestora.fi

Prof. Björn Keller

Professor

Professor specializing in future technologies and ethical paradigms within the field of Business.

bjorn.keller@kestora.fi

Grace Manninen

Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholar specializing in sustainable systems and computational modeling within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

grace.manninen@kestora.fi

Prof. Martina Zimmermann

Professor

Professor specializing in strategic foresight and human-centric design within the field of Economics.

martina.zimmermann@kestora.fi

Julian Lehtonen

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in computational modeling and sustainable systems within the field of Management Studies.

julian.lehtonen@kestora.fi

Giovanni Fischer

Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholar specializing in innovative materials and strategic foresight within the field of Information and Service Management.

giovanni.fischer@kestora.fi

Astrid Weber

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in human-centric design and environmental resilience within the field of Business.

astrid.weber@kestora.fi

Prof. Tuula Turunen

Professor

Professor specializing in sustainable systems and innovative materials within the field of Information and Service Management.

tuula.turunen@kestora.fi

Dr. Thomas Ivanov

Head of Accounting & Business Law

Professor specializing in ethical paradigms and digital transformation within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

thomas.ivanov@kestora.fi

Prof. Otso Bertrand

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in innovative materials and innovative materials within the field of Economics.

otso.bertrand@kestora.fi

Hana Rossi

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in future technologies and environmental resilience within the field of Information and Service Management.

hana.rossi@kestora.fi

Dr. Adrian Nielsen

Head of Finance

Associate Professor specializing in human-centric design and sustainable systems within the field of Finance.

adrian.nielsen@kestora.fi

Pentti Schulze

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in environmental resilience and environmental resilience within the field of Management Studies.

pentti.schulze@kestora.fi

Prof. Camille Kraus

Professor

Professor specializing in ethical paradigms and computational modeling within the field of Business.

camille.kraus@kestora.fi

Prof. Jussi Seidel

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in digital transformation and environmental resilience within the field of Information and Service Management.

jussi.seidel@kestora.fi

Omar Torres

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in human-centric design and innovative materials within the field of Finance.

omar.torres@kestora.fi

Tanja Savolainen

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in future technologies and sustainable systems within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

tanja.savolainen@kestora.fi

James Ludwig

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in future technologies and ethical paradigms within the field of Finance.

james.ludwig@kestora.fi

Jukka Aaltonen

Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholar specializing in innovative materials and computational modeling within the field of Management Studies.

jukka.aaltonen@kestora.fi

Prof. Eeva Sauer

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in digital transformation and environmental resilience within the field of Business.

eeva.sauer@kestora.fi

Prof. Mei Kozlov

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in innovative materials and computational modeling within the field of Information and Service Management.

mei.kozlov@kestora.fi

Prof. Hiroshi Leroy

Professor

Professor specializing in human-centric design and sustainable systems within the field of Finance.

hiroshi.leroy@kestora.fi

Prof. Kirsi Michel

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in sustainable systems and digital transformation within the field of Economics.

kirsi.michel@kestora.fi

Maryam Schäfer

Visiting Scholar

Visiting Scholar specializing in human-centric design and global economic shifts within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

maryam.schafer@kestora.fi

Prof. Layla Fuchs

Professor

Professor specializing in environmental resilience and environmental resilience within the field of Accounting & Business Law.

layla.fuchs@kestora.fi

Leonardo Schulte

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in environmental resilience and ethical paradigms within the field of Information and Service Management.

leonardo.schulte@kestora.fi

Elias Laine

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in future technologies and ethical paradigms within the field of Management Studies.

elias.laine@kestora.fi

Dr. Elena Rossi

Professor of Digital Transformation

Expert in digital business models and platform economy.

elena.rossi@kestora.fi

Prof. Sofia Lindström

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

Serial entrepreneur and researcher in venture capital.

sofia.l@kestora.fi

Dr. Arsh Gupta

Senior Lecturer in International Business

Global supply chain and emerging markets specialist.

arsh.g@kestora.fi

Prof. James Carter

Professor of Strategic Management

Competitive advantage and corporate restructuring expert.

james.c@kestora.fi

Dr. Marcus Aurelius

Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership

Philosophical approaches to modern venture leadership.

marcus.a@kestora.fi

Dr. Sophia Vala

Associate Professor of Digital Marketing

CXP and data-driven marketing strategy expert.

sophia.v@kestora.fi

Prof. Olivia Bennet

Professor of Innovation Management

Expert in open innovation and R&D strategies.

olivia.b@kestora.fi

Dr. Lars Erikson

Senior Lecturer in Venture Capital

Former VC partner and expert in startup valuation.

lars.e@kestora.fi

Dr. Fatima Al-Sayed

Associate Professor of Business Ethics

CSR and sustainable business models in a global context.

fatima.a@kestora.fi

Dr. Peter Thompson

Associate Professor of FinTech

Blockchain in finance and digital banking systems.

peter.t@kestora.fi

Prof. Sarah Miller

Professor of Digital Economics

Platform competition and network effects expert.

sarah.m@kestora.fi

Prof. Valentina Hiltunen

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in ethical paradigms and sustainable systems within the field of Marketing.

valentina.hiltunen@kestora.fi

Prof. Anne Smirnov

Professor

Professor specializing in computational modeling and strategic foresight within the field of Management Studies.

anne.smirnov@kestora.fi

Prof. Yusuf Twist

Associate Professor

Associate Professor specializing in sustainable systems and innovative materials within the field of Marketing.

yusuf.twist@kestora.fi

Prof. Wei Evans

Professor

Professor specializing in human-centric design and sustainable systems within the field of Marketing.

wei.evans@kestora.fi

Prof. Maël Hoffmann

Professor

Professor specializing in global economic shifts and environmental resilience within the field of Management Studies.

mael.hoffmann@kestora.fi

Riitta Otto

Lecturer

Lecturer specializing in sustainable systems and global economic shifts within the field of Marketing.

riitta.otto@kestora.fi

Dr. Sari Schröder

Head of Marketing

Professor specializing in digital transformation and innovative materials within the field of Marketing.

sari.schroder@kestora.fi

Magnus Köhler

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in ethical paradigms and computational modeling within the field of Marketing.

magnus.kohler@kestora.fi

Ville Järvinen

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer specializing in digital transformation and future technologies within the field of Marketing.

ville.jarvinen@kestora.fi

Collaboration & Partnerships

  • Industry Research Partners
  • Innovation Accelerators
  • International Exchange Networks
  • Government & Policy Bodies
  • Start-up Incubators

Leadership & Administration

Dean of the School

Prof. Elsa Morozov

Dean, School of Business

Administrative

  • Prof. Li Krämer
  • Prof. Alma Sokolov
  • Prof. Sami Kinnunen

Heads of Dept.

  • Marketing: Dr. Sari Schröder
  • Entrepreneurship & Digital Business: Dr. Elena Rossi
  • Management Studies: Dr. Sarah Dubois
  • Business: Dr. Kasper Hernandez
  • Economics: Dr. Noah Väisänen
  • Information and Service Management: Dr. Henrik Wagner
  • Accounting & Business Law: Dr. Thomas Ivanov
  • Finance: Dr. Adrian Nielsen

Why School of Business?

World-class faculty and research environment

Close collaboration with leading industry partners

State-of-the-art facilities and laboratories

Focus on sustainability and real-world impact

Global network and international opportunities

Contact Information

Kestora College – Helsinki Campus

Pohjoisesplanadi 51, 00150 Helsinki

General: business@kestora.online
Admissions: business.admissions@kestora.online
Partnerships: business.partners@kestora.online
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