Prof. Dr. Stefan Raff-Heinen

Responsibilities

Stefan Raff-Heinen is a professor at the Institute for Digital Technology Management at Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Business, and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He earned his doctorate in business administration from RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Stefan is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of MIT Sloan Management Review. His current research focuses on innovation management and entrepreneurship, particularly in the context of deep tech. His recent research has been published in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Retailing, Science, Journal of Small Business Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and MIT Sloan Management Review, among others.

02/2022 - today Professor Bern University of Applied Sciences, Institute Digital Technology Management
06/2025 - today Member of the Editorial Advisory Board MIT Sloan Management Review
07/2024 - today Research Affiliate MIT Sloan School of Management
02/2024 - 06/2024 Visiting Researcher MIT Sloan School of Management
06/2022 - 07/2022 Visiting Researcher Copenhagen Business School, Department of Operations Management
05/2020 - 11/2021 Assistant Professor RWTH Aachen University, TIME Research Area, Chair of Marketing
01/2020 - 04/2020 Postdoctoral Research Associate RWTH Aachen University, TIME Research Area, Chair of Marketing
02/2019 - 05/2019 Visiting Researcher Tel Aviv University, Coller School of Management, Technologiy & Information Management department
07/2016 - 12/2019 PhD Student RWTH Aachen University, TIME Research Area, Chair of Marketing

2016 - 2019 Ph.D. (Dr. rer. pol.) RWTH Aachen University, TIME Research Area, Chair of Marketing
2014 - 2016 Master (M.Sc.) in Economics and Business Administration, spec. Marketing Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University
2010 - 2013 Bachelor (B.A.) in Business Administration, spec. Industry Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart DHBW