The Fellow Network
We collaborate with a group of Founding Academic and Business Fellows who bring their knowledge and expertise to solve business-relevant challenges, and provide their insights to the research process and for the center’s partner companies
Hosting Founding Fellows
CDBG operates as an independent unit within Aalto School of Business, Department of Information and Service Management (ISM)
Founding Academic Fellows
Leading researchers who translate rigorous academic work into executive-ready insights.
Founding Business Fellows
Senior industry leaders who validate research, share real-world data, and co-shape the research agenda.
Sonia Boije
Chief Data Officer, nbn
Alvaro Garrido
COO Technology and Operations & Chief Security, Data and AI Officer, Standard Chartered
Joseph Edwin
Senior Partner, Bain & Company
Carmen Ene
CEO, BNP Paribas 3 Step IT
Mikko Leinonen
Head of COO Office, SEB
Heikki Lempinen
CEO, Reima
Mikael Skov Mikkelsen
Partner, Head of Technology Transformation, PwC Consulting
Petri Nikkilä
CEO of Openbank & Global Head of Consumer Finance Santander
Sanni Seppälä
Director, CGI
Petri Tuomola
Chief Technology Officer at Nordea