Amir Abolhassani

Amir Abolhassani

MBA, MSc, MEng, P.Eng

Affiliations

DBA Student

Haskayne School of Business, Doctor of Business Administration [DBA]

Contact information

Background

Educational Background

M.Sc. Biotechnology Engineering, AmirKabir University of Technology, 2012

M.Eng. Chemical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2015

MBA Business Administration, Edwards School of Business, 2020

Biography

Amir Abolhassani is a Calgary-based biotechnology and agribusiness leader with more than seventeen years of experience spanning oil and gas, industrial biotechnology, and global agricultural biologicals. He specializes in product portfolio strategy, commercialization readiness, and cross-functional execution in innovation-driven environments. In his current role, he leads a global network of experts across R&D, operations, production, quality, regulatory affairs, and marketing to shape portfolio strategy and drive profitable growth.

As a doctoral researcher in the Haskayne School of Business, Amir studies how biotechnology ventures and innovation-driven organizations make commercialization decisions under scientific, technical, manufacturing, regulatory, and market uncertainty. His research focuses on governance of commercialization, evidence-based strategic decision-making, complementary assets, dynamic capabilities, and technology commercialization, with particular interest in agricultural biologicals and life-science innovation.

Research

Areas of Research

Governing Evidence Portfolios in Biotechnology Ventures; Strategic Commitment Under Uncertainty
  • Commercialization strategy and technology commercialization
  • Governance under uncertainty
  • Innovation and evidence-based strategic decision-making
  • Dynamic capabilities and resource orchestration
  • Complementary assets and profiting from innovation
  • Biotechnology and agricultural innovation
  • Qualitative research methods (case studies, process research)