Jan Brinckmann

Jan Brinckmann is a Professor at ESADE Business School (Universitat Ramon Llull) in the Department of General Management and Strategy. He serves as Director of the MSc in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Academic Director of the EWorks venture-creation program, and leads the ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute (EEI) and Research Group on Entrepreneurial Initiative (GRIE). Previously, he held faculty positions at Loyola University Chicago, Cornell University, and Technical University of Berlin, with visiting roles at Stanford University and Case Western Reserve University.

His research specializes in empirical quantitative analysis of entrepreneurship, with key interests in:

• Entrepreneurial marketing and financing
• Business development and internationalization
• Lean startup methodologies
• Strategic flexibility in new ventures
• Human capital and business planning

His recent publications demonstrate a focus on meta-analyses of entrepreneurial behavior, venture resilience during crises (e.g., COVID-19), and resource optimization in startups. Trends include high-impact collaborations and empirical rigor in top-tier journals.

Notable recognitions include:

• Four Best Paper Awards from leading entrepreneurship conferences

He actively advises PhD students at ESADE and WHU Vallendar (Germany), and oversees ESADE's global entrepreneurship initiatives through EWorks—including accelerator programs, founder networking events, and international ecosystem visits to Silicon Valley, London, and Berlin.