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Gerda Gemser

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Honorary Research Fellow (Visiting) at Cambridge Judge Business School
📍 Greater Melbourne Area, Australia

Gerda Gemser is the Full Professor and Chair of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Melbourne. She also serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief for the prestigious Journal of Product Innovation Management. Her extensive academic career includes a PhD from Erasmus University and visiting scholarships at Cambridge, Wharton, and the University of British Columbia, focusing on innovation, design, and entrepreneurship.

While her public profile is focused on her academic and professional achievements, she demonstrates a strong interest in the arts and creative industries through her research. She has co-authored books and published articles on topics such as design leadership, strategic design, and innovation within the visual arts, including the Impressionist movement.

She has co-authored two books on strategic design and design leadership, one of which was published by Stanford University Press.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Honorary Research Fellow (Visiting)
Location
Greater Melbourne Area, Australia
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Product Innovation
As Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Product Innovation Management, this is central to her professional life. She frequently organizes paper development workshops on the topic.
Radical Innovation
She is co-organizing a special issue for her journal specifically on "Radical Innovation in the Creative Industries, " indicating a very current and specific research interest.
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Career

Work history

9-2025 - 10-2025
Honorary Research Fellow (Visiting)
Cambridge Judge Business School
1-2025
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Product Innovation Management
1-2020
Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
University of Melbourne
1-2019 - 12-2024
Associate Editor Journal of Product Innovation Management
Journal of Product Innovation Management
4-2017 - 4-2017
Visiting Professor
D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University
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Education
1992 - 1996
PhD
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
1986 - 1991
M.Sc.
University of Amsterdam
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