Faculty Fellow, Emerging Markets Institute, Former Director of the Division on Technology and Logistics at United Nations Committee of Trade and Developmentam2449@cornell.edu
Mihika Badjate is a sophomore studying economics in the College of Arts & Sciences. Other than emerging markets, her interests include reading, hiking, traveling, and learning new languages.
Mumuksha hails from Jaipur (fondly known as the Pink City) in India where she completed her Masters in Psychology cum laude and has been involved with various mental health campaigns. As Project Manager at the Emerging Markets Institute, she is facilitating ‘t-time’ chats, working to augment EMI’s social media presence, actively connecting with industry leaders and Cornell alums to broaden EMI’s global network, and coordinating various other events. On the personal front, she is an ardent follower of Jainism whose interests includes cooking vegetarian dishes, singing and upping her board games’ skills.
Vineetha Pachava is a sophomore studying applied economics and management, concentrating in international trade and development and finance. Her interests include emerging markets, macroeconomics, public policy, and finance.
Vritika Patni is a sophomore studying Economics and Statistics. She interned with the EMI over her freshman summer, and has since continued her involvement as Program Coordinator and research assistant. Her interests include research, finance, and outreach.
Senior Lecturer Strategy Physics, Cornell University – Teaching interests project courses with multi-national companies, Significant international consulting and management experience with Deloitte Consulting.607.255.0072rla9@cornell.edu
Emerson Professor of Manufacturing Management, MPS Program Director in Business Analytics, and Department Editor, Operations Management Department, Management Science607.255.6755vg77@cornell.edu
Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business; Harold Bierman, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management607.255.2153gak56@cornell.edu
Associate Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Co-director, Cornell Institute for China Economic Research607.255.1832sl2448@cornell.edu
Heloisa Menezes, Visiting Scholar, has a master`s degree in Sciences of Agricultural Development from Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro and a bachelor in Economics from Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais.
Her career is dedicated to Brazilian economic and industrial development, having held prominent positions such as interim President and Technical Director at Sebrae – the Brazilian Service for Small Businesses, Secretary for Development of Production at the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), and Director of Institutional Relations at CNI – National Confederation of Industries.
Research Fellows
Peter Cornelius, Managing Director, AlpInvest Partners
Nathalia Foditsch, Google PhD Fellow, Research interests: internet and telecom law and policy, market power in the ICT industries, social and economic effects of new technology related business models.
Gustavo Guimaraes, University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology, Research interest: IT entrepreneur specialized in information intelligence and analytics.
Henning Hoeber, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Research interests: corporate strategy and mergers & acquisitions, with a special focus on institutions from emerging markets.
Evodio Kaltenecker, BBS Business School, Research interests: strategy, corporate strategy, innovation, multinationals from emerging markets, country analysis and political risk in Latin American and global value chains.
Barbara Marchiori de Assis, Universidad ESAN, Research interests: Internet Policy and Law in Latin America and the Caribbean
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