OUR ORGANIZATION

A member interest-driven network working with US-partners for a democratic, sustainable and equitable world by focusing on joint world-class research.

ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE

FARIA serves as eco-system platform that brings relevant research communities together for sharing, creating, and utilizing concrete opportunities and knowledge to strenghten Finnish-U.S. RDI collaboration. We are an institutional network that primarily serves our founding members. However, participation in projects and events usually does not require personal membership but is driven by relevance and merit.

FARIA ADVISORY BOARD

The appointed Advisory Board is made up of a carefully selected group of experts with diverse knowledge from the fields of academia, research, policy, business, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with specific expertise regarding both the US and/or Finland. The Advisory Board actively partakes in shaping the future of FARIA and significantly contributes to the development of Finnish-US research and innovation, projects of importance in various fields, and collaborate with peers within the fields of academia and business.

JYRI HÄMÄLÄINEN

VP Research Aalto University & Co-Chair FARIA Advisory Board

HANNA SNELLMAN

Vice-Rector University of Helsinki & Co-Chair FARIA Advisory Board

THOMAS A. DuBOIS

Professor, Folklore Unit Head, Director of Graduate Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

HELI HAUTALA

Team Lead Trade & Economic Relations with the U.S., Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

KRISTIINA HIUKKA

Executive & Team Coach/ Honorary Vice Consul at Consulate of Finland in Washington State

KATHLEEN M. LARMETT

Executive Director, National Council of University Research Administrators

PETRI KOIKKALAINEN

Team Finland Knowledge Expert, Embassy of Finland, Washington D.C.

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TERHI MÖLSÄ

CEO of the Fulbright Finland Foundation

ALEXANDRA PASTERNAK-JACKSON

CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce, Finland

JUKKA SALMINIITTY

Chief Specialist, Business Finland

JUKKA TANSKANEN

Head of Science Policy and International Affairs, Research Council of Finland

FARIA OPERATIONS & NETWORK COORDINATION

The FARIA Coordinators serve the network as executive officers in charge of network development and coordination. The responsibility is jointly executed by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki.