He received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. (Specialist Masters Degree) at Lund University, the largest institution for education and research in Scandinavia. His areas of expertise include: brand strategy, consumer culture theory and consumer brand relationships. He has written a number of articles on co-branding: "When Hershey met Betty" (2004) and "Co-branding and the impact on inter-organizational relationships". He is a member of the Association for Consumer Research and speaks Swedish, Danish, English and German fluently. (Suffolk University)