RESEARCH INTERESTS

In recent years, my main area of research has been on behavioral approaches in corporate finance, entrepreneurship, and strategy. I study the implications of decision-makers' cognitive biases and personality traits on the behavior of entrepreneurs, CEOs, and financial investors, as well as on corporate performance. The second axis of my research deals with stakeholder theory and organization theory. The third axis of my research investigates corporate debt restructurings and the resolution of financial distress.

PAST ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES

2023-2024: Co-director of the "Strategy and Finance: Decisions and Impacts" group at Coactis

2016-2023: Co-director of the "Behavioral Finance and Governance" group at Coactis

2017-2020: Director of SFR Maelyse

2011-2020: Director of the Master 2 "Evaluation et transmission d'entreprise" at Université Lyon 2

LATEST NEWS

• Upcoming paper presentations Summer-Fall 2025: AEI (June, Aix-en-Provance), ENTFIN (Rotterdam, July), SMS (San Francisco, October) 

• March 2025: Article "Humbles ou narcissiques : quels entrepreneurs réussissent dans « Qui veut être mon associé ? »" (co-écrit avec Ivana Vitanova), The Conversation

• June and August 2024: Paper "Optimism, Market Entry, and Competitive deterrence" presented at French Finance Association (AFFI) and Academy of Management (AOM) annual meetings (Lille and Chicago)

• May 2023: Paper "Bank Priority and Strategic Debt Restructuring" presented at the AFFI conference (Bordeaux) 

• Nov. 2022: Interview (in French): "Séduire les investisseurs: humilité et narcissisme"  on Xerfi Canal

• Nov.2022: Interview (in French): "Finance: savoir tromper pour gagner"  on Xerfi Canal

• June 2022: Paper "Bank Priority and Strategic Debt Restructuring" presented at the EFMA conference (Rome) 

• Nov. 2021: The Wall Street Journal devotes an article to our study (co-written with Ivana Vitanova) on how entrepreneurial humility affects investors' perceptions and decisions! See here: Some Humility Can Really Help an Entrepreneur Win Over Investors