Renato Lima de Oliveira

Renato Lima de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Business and Society at the Asia School of Business (ASB).

His main research interest lies in the political economy of development and state-business relations, particularly in the areas of energy, industrial and innovation policies, government accountability, and non-market strategies. His PhD dissertation work analyzed the development of the oil industry and the local supply chain in Brazil, Malaysia, and Mexico, such as and the policies used for industrial upgrading and the promotion of innovation. His research has appeared in journals like Comparative Political Studies and edited collections published by Oxford University Press, Routledge, and others.

Prof. Renato has worked as a consultant for energy, environment, and politics, including assignments for the Ministry of Energy of Mexico and the World Bank. Outside of his research and teaching activities, Prof. Renato has worked before as a business reporter in Brazil with experience in newspaper, TV and radio.

Lima de Oliveira received his Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT. He holds a M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and a bachelor’s degree in communication from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). He is also a research affiliate at the MIT Industrial Performance Center (IPC) and a fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS-Malaysia).

Companies

• Assistant Professor of Business and Society Asia School of Business (2017)
• Research Assistant MIT Sloan School of Management
• Co-Founder Cafe Colombo - your program of books and ideas (2002 — 2019)
• Senior reporter of business Jornal do Commercio - Pernambuco (2003 — 2009)

Education

• PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2011 — 2017)
• MA University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2009 — 2011)
• MBA Cedepe Business School (2005 — 2006)
• Bachelor Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (2000 — 2004)