Eva Niesten

Eva Niesten is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Innovation, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship at the Alliance Manchester Business School (University of Manchester). She specializes in sustainability-driven innovation, inter-firm collaboration, and entrepreneurial strategies in green technologies. Her roles include coordinating MSc courses on Sustainability & Social Responsibility and undergraduate Entrepreneurship units.

Educated at the Rotterdam School of Management (PhD 2009), she held postdoctoral positions at the Florence School of Regulation and Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. Previously an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University (2010-2015), she also held visiting roles at the University of Birmingham and Universite Paris 11.

Her research focuses on sustainable business ecosystems, energy innovation governance, and the public/private value of environmental alliances. Key projects include a Lord Alliance Foundation-funded study on sustainable energy innovation business ecosystems and a Climate-KIC grant analyzing clean-tech accelerators. She co-edited a special issue on 'Sustainable Collaboration' in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

Eva's work aligns with UN SDGs related to Affordable & Clean Energy (SDG7), Responsible Consumption (SDG12), and Climate Action (SDG13). Awards include a 2015 Best Paper Award for venture capital governance research and teaching excellence recognitions from Manchester students' union.

Her advising includes supervision of projects like smart grid business models in Utrecht. She actively participates in cross-institutional research networks and policy initiatives, contributing to both academic discourse and practical sustainability solutions.