Tuuli Ikäheimonen

Tuuli Ikäheimonen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the LUT School of Engineering Sciences, Lappeenranta University of Technology. Her work bridges academia and industry through research on corporate governance, family business dynamics, and SME development. As an educator, she has directed and taught in the Entrepreneurship and Business Management Master's Program (2015-2025).

• Research Focus: Corporate ownership steering, board work, family business governance, and SME strategic renewal.
• Key Contributions: Frameworks for informal governance practices, territoriality in FBGs, and ownership system conceptualizations.
• Publications: 15 recent works emphasize family business sustainability, governance challenges, and board roles in strategic learning.
• Contact: Tuuli.Ikaheimonen@lut.fi