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Milton Sousa

Critic · DISC type C
Affiliate Professor (Professor Colaborador) at Fundação Dom Cabral
📍 Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico

Milton Sousa is a Research Professor at EGADE Business School with affiliate roles at Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil and emlyon Business School in France. His research focuses on strategy, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability, particularly within emerging economies in Latin America. He co-founded the business accelerator Wave Aceleradora and holds a PhD from FGV.

He holds academic positions at top-tier business schools across three different countries—Mexico, Brazil, and France—showcasing a distinct international profile in entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Affiliate Professor (Professor Colaborador)
Location
Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico
Personality Overview

How Milton shows up

Precise
Objective Thinker
Critic

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Priorities

Topics Milton cares about

Social Entrepreneurship
His research extensively covers the motivations and determinants behind social entrepreneurial intentions, with numerous publications on the topic, especially in developing countries.
Innovation Ecosystems
He has been deeply involved in developing innovation clusters in Ceará, Brazil, and teaches a course on innovation ecosystems in emerging economies at emlyon business school.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Affiliate Professor (Professor Colaborador)
Fundação Dom Cabral
11-2025
Research Professor
EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de Monterrey
12-2021
Affiliate Professor
emlyon business school
8-2021 - 10-2025
Vice-Rector of Research
Unifor
3-2020 - 5-2025
Chief Scientist Team Member
Secretaria do Desenvolvimento Econômico e Trabalho (SEDET) - Governo do Estado do Ceará
In the press

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Education
2010 - 2013
PhD
FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas
12-2016 - 12-2022
Microeconomics of Competitiveness Faculty Program
Harvard Business School
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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