Tomi Laamanen
Aalto University

• Program Co-Chair- 2010 Special Conference in Finland
• Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal

Tomi Laamanen is Professor of Strategic Management and Director of the Institute of Strategy of Aalto University. Tomi holds two D.Sc. degrees; one in Strategy and one in Finance and two corresponding M.Sc. degrees. Tomi’s research focuses on strategic management with a special emphasis on strategy process, mergers and acquisitions, capability dynamics, and management’s cognition. Tomi’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in European and North-American journals, including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Organization, and Research Policy. Tomi Laamanen is Associate Editor of the Strategic Management Journal and he Co-Chaired the recent SMS Finland Special Conference 2010 on intersections of strategy processes and practices. In addition to teaching and research, Tomi Laamanen has worked with a number of firms from different industries both as Member of the Board and strategy consultant.