Bruno J. M. T. G. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie (born 17 August 1968 in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium)[1] is a Belgian economist and the incoming Rector of Corvinus University of Budapest, effective from August 2024,[2] onwards.

He is known for his leadership experience in higher education and for his extensive scientific work in economics of innovation (effectiveness of science and technology policies, and of intellectual property policies).

[2] His doctoral dissertation, supervised by Prof. Henri Capron, was entitled "Assessing the Efficiency of Science and Technology Policies inside the Triad".

[3] Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium QTEM: Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management Network[5] Bruegel Think-Tank[4] European Patent Office (EPO), Munich[5] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris[9] Columbia Business School, New York[5] Ministry of External Trade and Industry (METI), Tokyo[5] Université Libre de Bruxelles Van Pottelsberghe's research activity focuses on innovation and patents, with over 60 published articles in peer-reviewed journals, more than 14,000 citations on Google Scholar,[10] and an H-index of 55, as of August 2024.

[5] Van Pottelsberghe's international experience includes: He has negotiated over 130 international exchange partnerships, with 50% outside Europe, and has been EFMD’s EQUIS Peer Reviewer for at least 12 schools.