Professor Loredana Padurean

Prof. Loredana Padurean is a global award-winning academic, entrepreneur, author and public speaker, with deep expertise in innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership, currently teaching at Northeastern University in Boston.

She is a captivating TedX speaker, with over 350 events globally, and top-tier clients such as TBWA, State Street, China Construction Bank, European Commission, MITRE, Maybank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, BCP Peru, and more.

She is the winner of "Distinguished Woman Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award" at the World Women Economic & Business Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the winner of “Teaching Innovation & Excellence” award at Northeastern University and two-time winner of the Swiss National Science Foundation grant for young researchers have been developing collaborative relationships, projects and executive programs with over 250 companies in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Interests
Professor Loredana has working experience in the United States, India, Switzerland, Romania, Italy and Malaysia. She is an international keynote and TedX speaker that shared the stage with Steve Wozniak, Bob Geldof, ministers, deans, authors and public figures in the United States, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. Her most popular talk is “Nail it, Scale it, Sail it – An Entrepreneurial Journey” in TedX Cluj Napoca, Romania.

Education
B.A. in International Relations, Babes Bolyai University
M.A. in Economics and Communication, Universita Della Svizzera Italiana
Ph.D. in Magagement, Universita Della Svizzera Italiana

Areas of Expertise
Entrepreneurship, General Management, Operations for Entrepreneurs, Action/Experiential Learning, SMART Skills, and Innovation

Consulting Services
Professor Loredana also teaches in the MIT Sloan Executive Program for General Management, Driving Strategic Innovation and the MIT Sloan Bootcamp, along with Executive Programs in Asia for companies such as Google Malaysia, China Construction Bank, AirAsia, Thomson Hospital, Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, Maybank, CIMB, RHB, Prudential, Khazanah Nasional, Venture for America, Astro, Axiata, Royal Selangor, Experian and GreenTech.