Renato Lima de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Business and Society at the Asia School of Business. His main research interest lies in the political economy of development and state-business relations, particularly in energy, industrial and innovation policies, government accountability, and non-market strategies.

His PhD dissertation analysed the development of the oil industry and the local supply chain in Brazil, Malaysia and Mexico, such as the policies used for industrial upgrading and the promotion of innovation. His research has appeared in journals like Comparative Political Studies and edited collections published by Oxford University Press and Routledge, among others.

Outside of academia, Prof Renato has worked as an energy, environment and political consultant, including assignments for the Ministry of Energy of Mexico and the World Bank. He has also worked before as a business reporter in Brazil with experience in newspaper, TV and radio.

Prof Renato received his PhD in Political Science from MIT. He obtained an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and a bachelor’s degree in communication from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). He is also a research affiliate at the MIT Industrial Performance Center (IPC) and a fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS-Malaysia).