Bruno van Pottelsberghe
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Bruno J. M. T. G. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie (born 17 August 1968, Uccle
Uccle
Uccle or Ukkel is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.Uccle is known for its well-to-do areas, its green spots and its high rental rates.-History:...
, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
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) is a Belgian
Belgium
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economist. From November 2005 to December 2007 he was chief economist at the European Patent Office
European Patent Organisation
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(EPO). He is also professor at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
The Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is an economics and management school and a Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium.-History:...
, Brussels, Belgium, and a Senior Fellow at Bruegel.
Education
He graduated in economics at the Université Libre de BruxellesUniversité Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
(ULB) in 1995 and obtained a Master (DEA) in Econometrics at the ULB in 1994. In 1998, he obtained a PhD in Economics at the ULB.
Career
From September 1996 to September 1997, he was a research fellow at the ULB. Since October 1999, he is Associate Professor at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and ManagementSolvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
The Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is an economics and management school and a Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium.-History:...
of the ULB, holding the Solvay Chair of Innovation.
External links
- Personal CV on the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management web site
- Personal page on the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management web site
- Interview with Bruno van Pottelsberghe, Staff Union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO), Interview conducted by Cynthia Matuszewski