Tiago Ratinho

Tiago Ratinho is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. His research and teaching focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, and specifically how individuals and organizations act under uncertainty.

His current research examines how entrepreneurs develop expertise, how the practice of asking shapes new venture development and drives stakeholder engagement, and how organizations and institutions can better support entrepreneurial activity. His work spans effectuation and entrepreneurial decision-making, business incubation and acceleration, technology transfer, hybrid and social ventures, and entrepreneurial support organizations. His research has appeared in the Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Business Research, Technovation, and other academic journals.

Before joining Batten, Tiago was Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at IÉSEG School of Management in Paris, where he also served as founding Academic Director of graduate programs in entrepreneurship and innovation. From 2023 to 2026, he was a Visiting Research Professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, where he conducted research on entrepreneurial expertise and effectuation. His previous academic appointments include the University of Baltimore and the University of Twente.

Ratinho holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Twente in the Netherlands, an MSc in Engineering Policy and Management of Technology from the Technical University of Lisbon, and a degree in Energy and Industrial Production Engineering from the University of Évora.

When not teaching or writing, Tiago can often be found jogging in the early morning, patiently cooking in the afternoon, and reading grand novels in the evening.