Felipe Symmes
His work focuses on sustainable futures, entrepreneurship, informal markets, creativity, imagination, and innovation. He co-authored the book Scaling Strategies for Social Entrepreneurs: A Market Approach, published worldwide by Palgrave McMillan, and Do More with Less: The 6 Principles of Frugal Innovation by Editorial Planeta at Mexico. His research has been published in prestigious journals such as Entrepreneurship & Regional Development and Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management. He is part of the editorial review board of Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy. In addition, Felipe is a literature writer, publishing his first book in 2016 called Writings of a Lost Man, for which he was selected by Penguin Random House in Spain among the most promising young writers.
- Symmes, F. (2025) The visceral imagination: exploring the visceral aspect of the entrepreneurial imagination through Roberto Bolaño’s the savage detectives. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2025.2465714
- Prabhu, F.; Granados, C.; Symmes, F.; Radjou, N.(2024) Haz más con menos: Los 6 principios de innovación frugal, Editorial Planeta.
- Bravo, C.; Bustamante, C.; Egana, P.; Symmes, F.; Sexton, J. (2024) The formalization of microenterprises in middle-income countries: Informal institutions as a mechanism to address institutional incongruence. Management Research: Journal of Iberoamerican Academy of Management.
- Jäger, U.; Symmes, F.; Bucher, S.; Rüegger, S. (2024) When connecting ventures to international markets falls short: Examining the root mechanisms of perceived inefficacy in market-driven poverty alleviation efforts. Management Research: Journal of Iberoamerican Academy of Management.
- Jäger, U.; Symmes, F.; Cardoza, G. (2020) Scaling strategies for social entrepreneurs: A market approach, Palgrave MacMillan.
- Impact Scholar Community Mentorship Mentee, 2023-2024 Cohort
- Ph.D Organizational Studies and Theory of Culture
University of St. Gallen - Master Études du développement
Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne - Ingeniero Comercial
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with a one-year exchange in MBA and Social Sciences at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)