Per Hilletofth was born in 1982 and grew up in Lidköping. After completing his upper secondary studies, he began his university studies at University of Skövde, where he completed a master’s degree in industrial management in 2005. After this, he continued his university studies at Chalmers University of Technology, where he completed a doctoral degree in Technology Management and Economics in 2010. After graduating, he began working as a senior lecturer in University of Skövde. He continued his career at Jönköping University in 2011, initially as a senior lecturer and from 2016 as a Full Professor. Since 2020 he has been employed as Full Professor at University of Gävle.