PhD Student Profiles

Accounting and Control

PhD Candidate in Accounting and Control

Biography

Year of entry: 2018 Campus: Fontainebleau, France Dissertation Committee: Daniel Bens (chair), Gavin Cassar, Sharon Katz, Ayung Tseng Waqar's research interests focus on the real effects of financial reporting. His current work looks into complexity in the accounting for financial risk management, and revenue recognition. Prior to joining INSEAD, Waqar worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) London (UK) and Grant Thornton London (UK). He is a qualified accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW).

Technology and Operations Management

Srishti Arora

PhD Student in Technology and Operations Management

Biography

Entry Year: 2019

Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Jongyoun Baek

PhD Student in Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Biography

Year of entry: 2018

Marketing

Xueqi Bao

PhD Student in Marketing

Biography

Entry Year: 2020

Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Natalie Burford

PhD Student in Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise

Research Areas

Technology and Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, Ecosystems, Platforms, Complex Adaptive Systems, Data as an Organisational Resource

Teaching Areas

Leading Digital Transformations and Innovation, Exec Ed, Prices and Markets Tutorial, MBA core course, New Business Ventures, TA MBA elective, Capstone: First Hundred Days, TA

Marketing

Peipei Cai

PhD Student in Marketing

Biography

Year of entry: 2020

Technology and Operations Management

Clara Carrera

PhD Candidate in Technology and Operations Management

Biography

Entry Year: 2020 ##### Research interests ##### Sustainable operations, circular economy, recycling, renewable energy operations, behavioral operations ##### Education ##### INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France) PhD Candidate in the Technology and Operations Management area (2020-present) École Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France) Diplome d'Ingénieur (equivalent to Master of Science) - 2018 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain) Master of Science in Civil Engineering (specialization in Transportation Engineering) - 2018 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering - 2016