Espen Storli

Espen Storli is a Professor at the Department of Modern History and Society, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). His work bridges business history, political economy, and resource governance, focusing on international business development in the 20th century. He holds a PhD from NTNU (2010) and has held prestigious positions like the Harvard-Newcomen Fellowship in Business History (2011-2012).

His research includes projects such as "The hidden companies of the global economy: the development of international commodity traders, 1945-2015", funded by the Norwegian Research Council. He co-founded the History and Strategic Raw Materials Initiative, a network examining raw material politics.

Research Interests:

• Business-political intersections
• Commodity trading history
• Strategic resource governance
• State-corporate dynamics
• Globalization processes

Scientific Awards:

• Harvard-Newcomen Fellow in Business History (2011-2012)

Teaching: Courses include environmental history, modern European history, and global political economy of resources. He has contributed to academic outreach through lectures at institutions like Harvard Business School and the World Economic History Congress.