Guilherme Ary Plonski

Guilherme Ary Plonski holds master and doctoral degrees in Industrial Engineering, and has been a Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Science and Technology Policy. He has a double appointment at the University of São Paulo, being a full professor at the School of Economics, Business, and Accounting (FEA), and an associate professor at the Polytechnic School (EP). Still at USP, Plonski is the Research Director of the Center for Technology Policy and Management (PGT), and Vice Coordinator of the Innovation Center (Inova).

He has been the CEO of the São Paulo State Institute for Technological Research (IPT), the largest of its kind in Latin America, and president of the Brazilian Association of Science Parks and Business Incubators (ANPROTEC).

Plonski is or has been a member of the boards of relevant entities of the Brazilian System of Science, Technology, and Innovation, including the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP), the Center for Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE), the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE), and the National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies (ANPEI).

He has been the director of the Latin Ibero-American Association of Technology Management (ALTEC), a board member of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP), and chairman for the network of University-Based Institutes for Advanced Studies (UBIAS).

He is a full member and advisor of the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo (ACIESP), and a member of the Board of Governors at the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion).

Before becoming IEA's director for the 2020-2024 tenure, Professor Plonski has previously been a board member at the Institute. He was also the deputy director for 2016-2020.