Helena Yli-Renko

PhD, MS, Helsinki University of Technology

Helena Yli-Renko's research focuses on the growth and performance of young, technology-based firms; internationalization; new product development; and knowledge acquisition and social capital in interfirm relationships. She has published in Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Marketing, and Journal of Business Venturing, among others, and has won awards from the Academy of Management, the American Marketing Association, the Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, and the International Council for Small Business. Prior to joining USC, Professor Yli-Renko worked in consulting at McKinsey and Company and as Research Fellow at London Business School. She is Co-Founder of technology start-up Perception Robotics.

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Golden Apple Teaching Award, USC Marshall, MBA.PM Program, 2019
• Knight, First Class, Order of the White Rose of Finland, 2017
• Top 100 Leading Professor of Entrepreneurship (global list compiled by Hot Topics), 2015
• CNBC Disruptor 50 Advisory Council (group of “leading academics in innovation and entrepreneurship”), 2015‐
• Gerald E. Hills Best Paper Award, American Marketing Association, 2010
• Academy of Management NFIB Dissertation Award, 2000
• Dissertation of the Year, Finnish Academy of Science, 2000
• Outstanding Young Person Award, Junior Chamber, Finland, 2001
• Paper of Distinction, Babson‐Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, 1999
• Best Empirical Paper, International Council for Small Business World Conference, 1997
• Best Paper, Entrepreneurship Development Centre World Conference, 1996

Companies

• Board Member OnRobot (2018)
• Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business (2017)
• Director Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies - USC Marshall (2013 — 2019)
• Co-Founder, Business Development Perception Robotics (2012 — 2018)
• Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship University of Southern California (2012 — 2017)
• Assistant Professor USC Marshall School of Business (2003 — 2012)
• Engagement Manager McKinsey & Company (2000 — 2003)