I am a Fellow at the Barcelona Institute for International Studies (IBEI). In 2024-2025, I was a Research Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Princeton University. Previously, I was a Research Fellow at the Warwick Business School, and also worked as a consultant with the UNCTAD's Division on Investment and Enterprise in Geneva. 

I received my PhD in Political Science from the Department of Political Science, McGill University. My PhD research was recognized by the UNCTAD & the Academy of International Business Award for Best Research on Investment and Development. 

My current research focuses on the international political economy of trade and global value chains (GVCs) with a particular focus on firms and development. In particular, I am working on projects related to microanalysis of supply chains, inequality in access to GVCs across countries, and the relationship between FDI, trade, and spatial factors such as climate change. 

My previous scholarly work has been published in academic journals such as the Journal of International Business Policy, Geopolitics,  Resources Policy, Canadian Journal of Political Science, and Transnational Corporations. My first book, UNDP’s Engagement with the Private Sector, 1994-2011, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2014 and examined how and why evolving global norms influence institutional policy change and innovation within international development organizations. 

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