Dr Sreevas Sahasranamam is a Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship
at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. His research focuses on
the strategic and ecosystem enablers of innovations and startups addressing the UN
Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). His current projects explore
entrepreneurship in rural ecosystems, innovation ecosystems for grand challenges,
and the role of digital public infrastructure in entrepreneurship development. These
are funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, the British Council, and the
Government of India.
A regular contributor to the World Economic Forum and other global outlets, he won
the 2024 Management Publication of the Year (Sustainable Futures) Award for his blog
collection. In 2018, he was also shortlisted for the Financial Times–McKinsey
Bracken Bowen Prize.
He is a co-leader of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK and has co-authored
the GEM global report. His research has influenced national and international
policy, featuring in the 2023 G20 Startup Policy Paper and UK and Scottish
government reports. It has also received recognition from Indian government
officials, including the Prime Minister.
Dr Sahasranamam co-chaired the G20 Startup20 Sustainability Taskforce (2023) and
advised the ESG Taskforce under the Brazilian G20 presidency (2024). He is the
Director of Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS), the UK’s leading social
enterprise support agency.
Before joining the University of Glasgow, he was with the Hunter Centre for
Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde Business School. He holds a PhD from the Indian
Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM K), which awarded him its inaugural Young
Alumni Achievers Award.