Dr Montoya Martinez joined the University of Northampton in 2021 after creating a new business to support innovation in established firms. Her professional interests include supporting entrepreneurs and leaders in entrepreneurial ecosystems to transform business ideas into sustainable business that have the stamina to grow if desired. Her current modules at UON help students to provide skills needed not only for employability by also for self-employment in terms of soft skills such as time management and hard skills such as writing a business plan.
Elizabeth is a part-time Partner Curriculum Leader in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. She holds a MSc in Management Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a PhD in Management from the University of Edinburgh where she passed her viva without corrections, her PhD title is “Exploring knowledge and learning in New Technology-based Firms in early-stage Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.”
Prior to academic career she worked for 7 years as a Project Manager in her hometown in Colombia, and she is preparing her PRINCE2 certification.
