Pinar Ozcan is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She is also the academic director of the Oxford Entrepreneurship Centre and the Oxford Future of Finance and Technology (Fintech) Initiative. She serves in advisory roles with the Bank of England, UK Competition and Markets Authority and OECD. She holds a PhD from Stanford University (Management Science and Engineering department). Pinar has transformed the way we see digital platforms and financial markets and professions. Her work on entrepreneurs who attempt to disrupt markets and in particular female entrepreneurs is outstanding. Most notably for this award, the detailed studies and cases that Pinar wrote opened new ways to teach and understand the functioning of these industries in a unique manner. The jury was especially impressed by the coherence across the research, the educational materials, and the professional experience that Pinar put together over the recent years. It is no surprise that she has shared her knowledge and experiences extensively with both scholarly and practitioner audiences.
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