Andreas Stephan

Andreas Stephan serves as the Acting Dean (Prodean) of the School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University, a position he has held since May 2023. He is affiliated with the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology and actively participates in multiple research centers including the Linnaeus University Centre for Data Intensive Sciences and Applications (DISA), the Linnaeus University Centre for Equality of Opportunity and Big Data Policy Analysis, and The Bridge—a unique partnership between Södra, IKEA, and Linnaeus University focused on innovation and sustainability in forestry and wood.

Stephan holds a master's degree in industrial engineering and management from Technical University in Berlin and a PhD in Economics from Humboldt University Berlin. His research spans forest industry analytics, ESG and financial markets, green investment and finance, with particular focus on how innovation facilitates the green transition of industries. He has published extensively across economics, finance, and sustainability journals, with recent work examining sustainable finance, green bonds, forest economics, and the impact of environmental policies on business performance.

His research portfolio includes significant projects such as TallBoard (exploring tall oil application in industrial fiberboards) and investigating the green transformation of the Swedish pulp and paper industry. Stephan serves as an associate editor for the journals Eurasian Economic Review and Business Strategy and the Environment, demonstrating his scholarly leadership in sustainable economics and finance. His recent publications show a strong trend toward integrating environmental considerations with financial decision-making, particularly in portfolio optimization and sustainable investment frameworks.

Stephan is deeply embedded in Linnaeus University's research ecosystem, leading and participating in multiple research groups including Deterministic and Stochastic Modelling, Forest Economics, Forest Management, and Small-scale Forestry. His work bridges theoretical economic modeling with practical applications in sustainable industry transformation, reflecting Linnaeus University's commitment to addressing global sustainability challenges through interdisciplinary research.