Professor of D’Amore- McKim School of Business, Northeastern University,
Fernando is the Jean C. Tempel Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, and the former Chair of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Department (2016-2023).
Prior to this, he founded the Strategy and Innovation Department at Boston University and served as its Chair from 2008 to 2013. He has also held faculty positions at the London Business School (UK), MIT Sloan School (USA), Hitotsubashi University (Japan), SKEMA Business School (France), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and ESE Business School (Chile). His widely cited research (10,500+ Google Scholar citations) spans the areas of innovation and technology strategy, platform competition, entry timing strategies, robotics and A.I.-human collaboration, standards & dominant designs, industry evolution, categorical dynamics, entrepreneurship, and the role of services in product firms. His publications have appeared in the most selective academic journals as well as in top practitioner-oriented publications.
He serves in the Editorial Boards of Academy of Management Review and Organization Science, and in the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management. He was co-founder of a software firm, an early investor in several technology startups, and a member of the board of directors in several firms. Prof. Suarez holds a Ph.D. from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master's in Regional Planning from MIT, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chile.
