Bustamante, Maria

Maria J. Bustamante is a Research Fellow at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology. Her research focuses on sustainable food systems transformation with a concentration on how actors in the agri-food system evaluate and value nascent innovations through different frames, business models and collaborations. Maria is co-lead of the Innovation Management work package of the Formas Food Research Center PLENTY, focused on symbiotic and circular food provisioning, and led by KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

In addition to research, she has taught on subjects including environmental management, supply chain management, and the economics of food transformation. Through research and private sector experience, she has worked with multiple stakeholder groups, including governments, NGOs, corporates, investors and start-ups. She is an active member of the Food Innovators Network of the World Economic Forum and an expert evaluator for EIT Food Entrepreneurship Programs.