Daniel Pedro Puffal

Daniel Pedro Puffal holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from UNISINOS – Brazil (2011), with sandwich doctorate at Friedrich Schiller Universität – Germany (2010). He is currently professor and researcher at Faculdade SENAC-RS, Faculdade IENH and Universidade Feevale – Brazil. He has more than 5 years of experience in the higher education industry, not only in research and teaching, but also in management of higher education institutions. He also has over 15 years of experience managing small businesses. Research interests include university-industry interactions, technological innovation, industrial organization, triple helix and local development.