Urmas Varblane

Urmas Varblane
Varblane in 2025
Born (1961-07-20) July 20, 1961
Mõisaküla, Estonia
CitizenshipEstonian
AwardsEstonian national research award (social sciences, 2003); Order of the White Star (3rd Class, 2013); Edgar Kant Medal (2022); University of Tartu Grand Medal (2024)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
Sub-disciplineInternational business; foreign direct investment; innovation systems
InstitutionsUniversity of Tartu

Urmas Varblane (born 20 July 1961) is an Estonian economist and academic. He is Professor of International Business and Innovation at the University of Tartu and a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (elected 2009). In 2023, he became chair of the supervisory board of the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank), appointed by the Riigikogu.