Tim Weiss

ImperiaTim Weiss

Assistant Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Tim Weiss is Assistant Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Business School. His research focuses on the rise of start-up entrepreneurship, particularly in Kenya and the US, and building scalable businesses in contexts where there is no established blueprint for successfully commercialising innovation. Tim is also the editor of an open-source book on the digital revolution in Kenya.

Before joining Imperiain 2019, Tim was a postdoctoral researcher within Stanford University鈥檚 Management Science & Engineering department. Prior to obtaining his PhD and Master鈥檚 from Zeppelin University in Germany, he worked in international development aid in Kenya and Ethiopia.

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