Edward Cullen was created outside of Stephenie Meyer's work.
Pedro Oliveira -LRB- born December 3 , 1971 in Bangui , Central African Republic -RRB- is a Portuguese innovation scholar , professor of Technology and Innovation Management at Catolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics and entrepreneur based in Lisbon , Portugal .. Portugal. Portugal. Catolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics. Catolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics. He is also Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research at the Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics .. Pedro was an International Faculty Fellow at MIT Sloan School of Management , where he worked with his mentor Eric von Hippel .. MIT Sloan School of Management. MIT Sloan School of Management. Eric von Hippel. Eric von Hippel. He received his PhD in Operations , Technology and Innovation Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill