Prof. Shneor is a full professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Agder’s School of Business and Law in Norway and leads its Crowdfunding Research Center. He established the Nordic Crowdfunding Alliance, as well as co-founded and currently serves on the board of the Norwegian Crowdfunding Association. He is an affiliate researcher at the Cambridge University Center for Alternative Finance and co-author to its annual industry reports. He has published in multiple academic journals and contributed chapters to edited volumes. He is also lead editor and author of a popular book on Advances in Crowdfunding Research and Practice. Finally, he is currently serving as chief editor of the Journal of Alternative Finance.