Petrit Ademi

Petrit Ademi is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance at the University of St. Gallen, affiliated with the Center for Financial Services Innovation and the School of Management. His research focuses on Corporate Venture Capital, Entrepreneurial Decision-Making, and Digital Technologies. He holds a Dr. rer. pol. from Justus Liebig University Giessen (2023), an M.Sc. in Management from Lancaster University (2016), and a B.A. in Business Studies from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Stuttgart (2015).

Ademi's academic career includes roles as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Visiting Researcher at Babson College, and Doctoral Researcher at the Research Network Digitalization. His teaching encompasses courses on Corporate Venture Capital, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Digital Transformation strategies. His research has been recognized with awards including the Best Paper Selection (Top 10%) at the Academy of Management Meeting and multiple academic excellence awards.

His work explores intersections of digital technologies with venture capital practices, corporate innovation strategies, and founder decision-making. Key themes include how firms leverage digital technologies for strategic venturing and how corporate venture capital syndication decisions are influenced by technological redeployability and leadership qualities.