Thijs Geradts

Thijs Hendrik Johan Geradts was born in Sittard, the Netherlands. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from University College Maastricht and two master degrees in the fields of International Business and Applied Cognitive Psychology from Maastricht University, the Netherlands. After his graduation, he joined the department of Organization, Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the School of Business and Economics-Maastricht University as a junior lecturer, and Nyenrode Business Universiteit as a PhD researcher. Following his transition one year after graduation to the department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at the Rotterdam School of Management, Thijs continued his work as a lecturer in entrepreneurship and PhD research on how large multinationals corporations develop new sustainable ventures internally. As part of his research he spent four months as a visiting fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Cambridge Judge Business School.

Thijs’ research interests cover sustainable intrapreneurship, the role of mid- and senior managers in sustainable product development, and the importance of organization design for business sustainability. His research was presented at several scientific conferences, including the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, European Group of Organization Studies Colloquium, and Strategic Management Society Annual Conference. Three of his studies are published in Long Range Planning, MIT Sloan Management Review and Harvard Business Review. In his work as a lecturer, Thijs has been coordinating and teaching a variety of sustainable entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and management courses to executive, master, and bachelor students. He currently works as Assistant Professor in the Organization, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship department at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University.

Companies

• Assistant Professor of Sustainable Venturing Maastricht University (2021 — 2021)
• Assistant Professor of Sustainable Venturing Utrecht University (2020 — 2020)
• Lecturer in Entrepreneurship Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (2014 — 2019)
• Visiting Research Associate Cambridge Judge Business School (2018 — 2018)
• Research Fellow at Social Innovation and Change Initiative Harvard Kennedy School (2017 — 2017)
• Junior Lecturer Maastricht University (2013 — 2014)
• Projectcoordinator Maastricht Centre for Entrepreneurship (MC4E) (2011 — 2012)
• Project Manager - Vice-president Mustangh Foundation (2009 — 2010)