David Audretsch

David Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, serving as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He additionally holds positions as Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany) and part-time Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Klagenfurt (Austria).

His research examines critical linkages between entrepreneurship, innovation systems, government policy frameworks, and economic development outcomes. Audretsch co-founded and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal and co-authored the influential work The Seven Secrets of Germany analyzing national competitiveness drivers.

Recipient of the 2021 Clarivate Citation Laureate and Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, his accolades include:

• Clarivate Citation Laureate (2021)
• Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research
• Honorary Doctorates from University of Augsburg, Jonköping University, and University of Siegen
• Schumpeter Prize from University of Wuppertal

Audretsch provides strategic guidance to major international bodies including the German Institute for Economic Analysis (Chair), Foundation for Promotion of German Science (Chair), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum. He leads the Institute for Development Strategies with collaborative researchers Soraia Oliveira, Albertina Monteiro, António Martins, and Luís Mota.