Alireza Talebi

With a diversified background in finance and business, I am passionate to explore pertinent areas required further research. More precisely, I am looking at public procurement and the way it helps entrepreneurs and start-ups to become more engaged in solution-finding process for procurement challenges. I focus on municipalities which are interested to pursue this approach. Engaging a wider range of stakeholders will help the local economies to grow. I have already published several papers in top ranked journals including Local Government Studies.

Education:

• PhD in Management ; 2014-2020 ; University of Guelph; Guelph, Ontario/Canada;
• Master of Business Administration 2009-2011; University of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta/Canada;
• Master of Finance; 2003-2006; University of Tehran; Tehran/Iran;
• Bachelor of Business Administration; 1999-2003; Allameh Tabatabai University; Tehran/Iran.

Other qualifications:

• CFA Level 1
• Becoming a Master Instructor Certificate, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).
• Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) Certificate, Bloomberg LP.
• Letter of Recognition for Professional & Academic Skills Development, University of Guelph.

Research Interests:

• Behavioral Finance
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Value Creation
• Procurement of Innovation

Current Projects:

• Developing Capabilities to Engage Start-ups.

• Talebi, A., Rezania, D., & Bragues, G. (2021). Value Creation in Public Procurement of Innovation: A Case of Engaging Start-ups by a Local Government. Local Government Studies, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2020.1870959
• Talebi, A. & Rezania, D (2020). Governance of Projects in Public Procurement of Innovation: A Multi-Level Perspective. Journal of Public Procurement. 20(2), 187-206 https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-01-2019-0005
• Pries, F., Talebi, A., Schillo, R. S., & Lemay, M. A. (2016). Risks affecting the biofuels industry: A US and Canadian company perspective. Energy Policy, 97, 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2016.07.006

Talebi, A. (2021). Mechanisms to Work with Start-ups. Presented in International Applied Business Conference at University of Guelph-Humber, Canada (online).

Talebi, A. & Rezania, D (2020). Collaborative Value Creation through Public Procurement of Innovation: A Case of Local Government. Presented in Global Conference on Creating Value at École des Ponts Business School, France (online).

Talebi, A., & Rezania, D. (2018). Start-up Engagement: A Realistic Evaluation. Presented in World Open Innovation Conference at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, US.

Talebi, A. (2018). Public Procurement of Innovation: A Case of Start-up Engagement. Presented in Administrative Sciences Association of Canada at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.

Talebi, A. (2017), Public Procurement: a case for open innovation. Poster presentation in World Open Innovation Conference at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, US.

• ACCT*1220; Financial Accounting
• ACCT*2230; Management Accounting
• MGMT*3320; Financial Management
• BADM*3000; Finance
• BADM*3160; Corporate Finance
• BADM*4060; Investment Finance
• BADM*4090; Portfolio Management
• BUS*6520; Managing Price Risk

• Rolf Mirus Graduate Scholarship in International Business (2010);
• CEFE MBA Scholarship in Family Enterprise (2011);
• Marketing and Consumer Studies Scholarship (2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017);
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2015, 2016, and 2017);
• Graduated from PhD program with the A-level GPA, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (2020);
• Graduated from MBA program with the GPA of 3.82 out of 4, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (2011).

• Resume Alireza Talebi 20.pdf