Elie J. Sung

I am an Assistant Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris. My research lies at the intersection of innovation strategy, non-market strategy, and public policy. I teach the core Strategic Management course and contribute to teaching in the Master's, MBA, doctoral, and executive education programs. 

My research investigates how firms navigate and interact with policymaking institutions when formulating innovation strategies. I pay particular attention to how firms and courts interact to shape patent policy and how in turn those policies shape firms’ innovative activities. 

I received my PhD in Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. I completed an undergraduate degree in Mathematics, and graduate degrees in I.T. engineering and in applied economics. Before joining academia, I worked in management consulting, telecom and media regulation, and a major investment bank.