Advancing forest sector competitiveness through Marketing and Business Development Management Programs.

Dr. Larasatie is an Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor of Sustainable Biomaterial Marketing at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She is an interdisciplinary scholar and social scientist researching forest sector competitiveness and sustainable business management of natural resources. Her current research includes engineered wood industry development and workforce dynamics in the forest sector. She holds a PhD with a focus in Forest Products Marketing/Business and a Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching from Oregon State University, USA, a Master of Forestry Science from University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and a Bachelor of Forestry from IPB University, Indonesia. Currently, she is a refereed journal editor of BioProducts Business, managed by Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST). She is also the coordinator of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Research Group 5.10 Forest Products Marketing and Business Management. Recently, she won the IUFRO’s Outstanding Doctoral Research Award and was selected as the SWST’s Woman Ambassador.