Professor Niels George Noorderhaven has 40 years of experience in higher education and research, with a focus on the management of international collaboration between firms and the management of interorganizational projects. He has been Vice President of the European Academy of Management, and at present he is a Fellow of the Academy and Chair of the Board of this scholarly association. He has published in major international research journals in the field of management (e.g., AMJ, Org Sci, JIBS), and his work has attracted close or 4,000 ISI citations (over 13,000 Google Scholar citations). Prof. Niels has participated in international development projects sponsored by UNIDO and the Dutch Ministry of Development Aid, and has been principal researcher in and scientific advisor to major innovation programs in Dutch industry. At present he is Emeritus Professor and External Fellow at Tilburg University, and Visiting Professor at LUIS University Rome and Zhejiang University.