Marte C.W. Solheim, Vice-rector of innovation and society at the University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway (2023-2027). She is a Professor in Innovation Studies at the same University and a former head of its Centre for Innovation Research. 

Her research combines insights from organizational theory, innovation studies and economic geography. She is particularly interested in understanding how innovation is inspired when a variety of diverse knowledge intersect, and the contextual factors affecting this association.