Florenta Teodoridis

Ph.D., University of Toronto; MBA, York University; BS University of Bucharest

Florenta's main areas of interest are the economics of innovation, creativity and the impact of technology on society. Her research agenda is composed of two research streams: factors influencing the process of knowledge production at the individual researcher level, and the relationship between knowledge advancement and markets. Through her first research stream, she examines various factors influencing the rate and direction of technological advancements, such as research tools, breadth and depth of expertise, collaboration and ideology. As part of her second stream, she is interested in the impact of technological advancement on business strategy, productivity and labor markets.

Prior to academia, Florenta was a project manager and technical consultant for various data-driven large-scale business decision-making projects, in a variety of industries such as publishing, market-research, health-care and automotive.

Education

• PhD Strategic Management University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (2009 — 2014)
• MBA Schulich School of Business - York University (2005 — 2008)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) University of Bucharest
• PMP PMI

Companies

• Assistant Professor USC Marshall School of Business (2014)
• Project Manager, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Harlequin (2005 — 2009)
• Data Analytics, Project Manager St. Elizabeth Healthcare (2003 — 2005)
• Software Developer Ipsos (2000 — 2003)

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Requirements Analysis
• Change Management

Other

Business Strategy, Team Leadership, Process Improvement, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Business Analysis, Strategy