Meet the Team


Elaine Siu

Elaine is a PhD student in Strategy and Organisational Theory at King's College London, where she researches the intersection of social movement and industry emergence. Her previous industry roles range from lawyer to entrepreneur and executive in the finance, alternative proteins, and non-profit sectors.

Grace Headinger

Grace is a PhD student in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School, where she researches the nonmarket strategy of family enterprises, particularly how family offices and family foundations influence family firm behavior and shape their competitive environments.

Khodr Badih

Khodr is a PhD student in Management researching institutional approaches to industry and market emergence, employing mixed methods including qualitative analysis with natural language processing and machine learning techniques.

Priyal Singh

Priyal is a PhD researcher at Imperial College Business School and is a part of the Leonardo Centre on Business for Society. She studies how organizations can alter and adapt their strategy and governance to be more sustainable. She holds a Masters in Management degree from HEC Paris.

Sara Estevez Cores

Sara is a PhD researcher in the Strategy and Entrepreneurship group at the UCL School of Management, researching how hybrid work transforms the accomplishment of work in organizations and how workspace design shapes organizational and individual outcomes.

Former Team Members


Alireza Eshraghi

Alireza is a PhD Candidate in the Strategy and Entrepreneurship department at UCL School of Management, University College London. His research centers on the intersection of competitive positioning and value-based strategy, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence (AI).

Chiara Pia D'Ambrosio

Chiara is a Ph.D. researcher at the London Business School. Her research interests include behavioral strategy, intertemporal preferences and group identification. She holds an MSc in Accounting, Financial Management and Control from Bocconi University.

Konstantin Scheuermann

Konstantin is a Ph.D. researcher at the UCL School of Management and a Visiting Researcher at the Stanford Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society. He studies the emergence, diffusion, and impact of novel organizational forms and practices.

Matteo Devigili, Ph.D.

Matteo is a postdoctoral researcher at INSEAD, studying the organizing of online communities. He holds a PhD in Management from Bayes Business School.

Nicole Krämer

Nicole is a PhD in Management at Bayes Business School, researching business models in the automotive industry and their influence on performance. She holds an MSc in Strategy and International Business and a BSc in Information Management Automotive.

Patrick Hallila

Patrick is a postdoctoral researcher at the Imperial College Business School. He studies internal competition, the common enemy effect, and its effects on firm performance. He holds a PhD in Management from Bayes Business School.

Yunus Isik

Yunus Isik is a Doctoral Candidate in Management Studies at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He is also a researcher at Oxford Future of Finance and Technology Initiative. Yunus' research focuses on social business hybrids that create social and economic value simultaneously.