Management team

	President Tuula Teeri Aalto University's President Professor, Ph.D. Tuula Teeri was previously Vice President at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. She completed her doctoral thesis at VTT, and received her doctorate from the University of Helsinki in 1987. Tuula Teeri is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Technology Academy Finland and the Swedish Academy of Technology in Finland. She is also cofounder of SweTree Technologies. Professor Teeri was appointed as Aalto University’s first president for a term of five years beginning on 1 April 2009.
	Deputy President Heikki Mannila The Deputy President of Academic Affairs (Research and Education) Heikki Mannila (b. 1960), has earned a doctorate in computer science at the University of Helsinki. He has held professorial posts both at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University of Technology, and has acted as a visiting professor at the Vienna University of Technology. He has also worked as an Academy Professor. He is currently Director of HIIT (the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology). In addition, he has worked as a researcher at, e.g. the Nokia Research Center.
	Vice President Martti Raevaara The second Vice President of Academic Affairs (Education), Martti Raevaara (b. 1955), has earned a Licentiate of Arts at TaiK. He is a Professor of Visual Arts Education and Head of the Virt@ program, and has worked at the University of Art and Design Helsinki since 1983. In addition, he has notable accomplishments in the development of teaching, particularly in the use of ICT in learning and teaching contexts.
	Vice President Hannu Seristö The Vice President of Knowledge Networks, Hannu Seristö (b. 1962), has a doctorate from the Helsinki School of Economics, where he has also worked as Professor of International Business. He has also held positions related to international business in Polar Electro Oy, Suunto Oy and Finnair, and has worked as a consultant at McKinsey.
	Dean Petri Varsta (School of Engineering) Professor Petri Varsta (b. 1947) acted earlier as head of the Ship Laboratory as well as head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the former Helsinki University of Technology. He was a member of the Counsel of the former Helsinki University of Technology in 2008–2009. Professor Varsta acted as conferrer in the first ceremonial conferment of doctoral degrees of Aalto University in 2010. He made his dissertation at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and received his doctorate from Helsinki University of Technology in 1983. Petri Varsta has been professor of Marine Technology since 1983. His research area is shipbuilding technology, particularly the safety of ship structures. In addition, professor Varsta has also worked at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and leading, research and management, positions in the Finnish ship building industry.
	Dean Ingmar Björkman (School of Economics) Ingmar Björkman (born 1959, raised in Norway) received his PhD from the Hanken School of Economics (Finland) after having done parts of his studies at Stanford University. Prior to joining Aalto University he was Professor of Managment and Organization at the Hanken School of Economics, where he served as Dean of Research and Internationalization during 2005-2007 and Head of the Department of Management and Organization from 1998 to 2011. Having taught at a number of business schools in Europe and Asia, Björkman has received teaching awards from Hanken School of Economics, Fudan University (Shanghai), and INSEAD (Singapore). Ingmar Björkman´s research are is International Management, with a particular focus on people management issues in multinational corporations.
	Dean Outi Krause (School of Chemical Technology)Professor Outi Krause (b. 1948) was earlier Vice Executive Dean of Aalto University School of Science and Technology, where she was in charge of developing research and doctoral education and particularly the strategic focus area of energy research and teaching. In 2005, Krause became the first woman to be appointed as the Vice Rector of Helsinki University of Technology. She was in charge of the development of research, doctoral training, international affairs and societal impact. Outi Krause was appointed Professor of Chemical Technology in 1993, prior to which Krause worked for Neste Oy for over a decade.
	Dean Ilkka Niemelä (School of Science) D.Sc. (Tech.) Ilkka Niemelä (b. 1961) received his doctorate in computer science from Helsinki University of Technology in 1993. He has acted as Professor of Computer Science at the University of Science and Technology since 2000. He was appointed as the Head of the Laboratory for Theoretical Computer Science in 2000 and since 2008 he has been the Chair of the Degree Program of Computer Science and Engineering.
	Dean Tuija Pulkkinen (School of Electrical Engineering) Ph.D. Tuija Pulkkinen (b. 1962) took her doctorate at the University of Helsinki in 1992. She worked as a research professor at the Finnish Meteorological Institute heading the Earth Observations research program. Her specialist fields are research of the near-Earth space environment, space plasma physics and the Northern Lights. Since 2008, Professor Pulkkinen has been the president of the EGU, the European Geosciences Union. She is a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and of the Letters, and the Societas Scientiarum Fennica, as well as of the Royal Astronomical Society.
	Dean Helena Hyvönen (School of Arts,Design and Architecture) Helena Hyvönen (b. 1950) served as Rector of the University of Art and Design Helsinki from 1 August 2008 to 31 December 2009 and has been Professor of Textile Design since 1998. Hyvönen graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 1974, after which she worked in the Finnish textile industry as head designer and manager. Hyvönen has held several posts working internationally in industry and trade, associations and university co-operation.
	Director Marianna Bom, Finance Marianna Bom, MSc (Econ) (b. 1969) has worked at Nokia Siemens Networks as Financial Director for the regional organisations of Finland, Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East since 1996 as well as the Financial Director for Latin America. Prior to this she served as Business Controller at Kone Elevators for Russia and the Baltic countries.
	Director Hanna-Leena Livio, Human Resources Hanna-Leena Livio, D.Tech. (b. 1959) has worked in human resources roles for UPM-Kymmene plc and Nokia plc with responsibility for the global development of management, professional expertise, employee processes and data systems. Previously she worked as a specialist for the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Tekes and as a special researcher for VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
	Director Jari Jokinen, Policy and Foresight Jari Jokinen M.Sc. (Eng.) (b. 1967) has worked for Aalto University as Project Director and Counsellor of Education and in other positions at the Department of Education and Science Policy at the Ministry of Education. He has also served as a Counsellor at Finland’s Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels and as Chairman of the Education Committee for the Council of the European Union.
	Communications Director Tapio Hedman For the last 12 years, Tapio Hedman has held numerous global leadership positions in corporate communications, brand management and marketing in Nokia. He has been in charge of the creative development for the company's global marketing campaigns, of reforming Nokia's marketing strategy, of the marketing of the former Nokia Multimedia business group and of Nokia's global brand strategy. Between 1997 and 2002 he was leading PR and communications for the former Nokia Mobile Phones business group worldwide. Before his career in Nokia, Hedman was responsible for corporate communications of Hartwall, a leading Finnish brewing and beverages company.
	Director Jyri Tawast, Fundraising M.Sc. (Econ.) Jyri Tawast (b. 1961) was transferred to the position of Director, Fundraising from the position of Campaign Manager, Fundraising at the Aalto University School of Economics. He has diverse experience in such fields as advertising, media and IT, where he has worked in business management functions. He graduated as a Master of Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics having majored in International Marketing.

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