Dr. van Riel is the Professor of Marketing at The Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University, The Netherlands. Prior to taking up this position, he held the prestigious Arcelor Chair of Innovation Strategy at the HEC Management School, University of Liege, Belgium.  His doctoral thesis dealt with high-technology service innovation.  His research interests include innovation strategy, decision-making under uncertainty, services management, and supply chain management.  Professor van Riel has published in numerous academic journals, including the Transportation Journal, the Journal of Product Innovation Management, the Journal of Service Research, the International Journal of Service Industry Management, Managing Service Quality, and the European Management Journal.  He also serves on the board of various journals.  He teaches courses in innovation, strategy, project management, and supply chain management.  He is also a visiting professor at the University of Sousse (Tunisia) and The Central University of Quito (Ecuador).