Jarna Heinonen

Jarna Heinonen is Professor of Entrepreneurship and director of the entrepreneurship research group at the School of Economics, University of Turku. Her multi-disciplinary research interests include corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, company growth, and family business. Jarna Heinonen lectures in entrepreneurship, particularly entrepreneurial behaviour as well as developing and promoting entrepreneurship in different contexts. She has worked in numerous national and international research and development projects aiming at promoting entrepreneurial activities within different kinds of private and public organizations with a mission to support the organization to become more entrepreneurial and agile. Currently Jarna holds board positions in Turku Region Co-operative Bank (Turun Seudun Osuuspankki, Chair of the Board) and OP Group Co-operative. She is also the academic director of the eMBA Programme and the Chair of the eMBA Programme Committee at the Turku School of Economics.