Mr. Ph.D Pekka Pättiniemi (University of Kuopio)
Secretary General of KSL Civic Association for Adult Learning,
President of Finnish Social Enterprise Research Network 2010 ?
Member of Council in Pellervo Confederation of Finnish Cooperatives 2004-.
President of Osuustoiminnan kehittäjät ? Coop Finland.2000 ?
Chair of Board in Monella Co-operative 1997 ?
Chair of Board in Social Co-operative Sortso 2003
Joint Research director of Social Economics in University of Kuopio and Diaconia University of Applied Research.
Atached National Expert in DC Enterprise preparing Consultation paper on Co-operatives in Enterprise Europe and the EC Regulation 1435/2003 on European Co-operative Society 2001 ? 2002.
Development Manager Institute for Co-operative Studies in University of Helsinki as a 1993 ? 2004