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Kati Suominen is a lecturer in international economics and business focused on digital disruption at UCLA Anderson School of Management. She is the founder and CEO of Nextrade Group, utilizing fresh data and rigorous research in machine learning to assist Fortune 500s, governments, and multilateral development banks in crafting innovative policy solutions and investment strategies to enhance international trade. Additionally, she established the TradeUp Capital Fund, a growth capital platform for globalizing companies, and served as CEO of Business eTrade Development, a nonprofit organization that aids e-commerce and logistics companies worldwide. Suominen is also a co-founder of Digital Standards Trade, a Singapore-based organization intended to digitize trade transactions. With a prolific publication record exceeding 100 articles and nine books, her work has significantly influenced international trade and globalization. She has held various roles including adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic International Studies and has provided strategic advice as a senior advisor to the G20-launched World SME Forum. Suominen advocates for understanding barriers to business globalization and aims to develop innovative public-private partnership policies to improve global trade. A native of Tampere, Finland, she holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in Political Economy from UC San Diego.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.