Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

AMBASSADOR ENIO CORDEIRO
Ambassador Enio Cordeiro assumed the position of Consul General of Brazil in New York February 2018 after serving as the Brazilian Ambassador to Mexico for three years (2015-2018). Before that […]

Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen
Fernanda Ribeiro Cahen is a visiting Researcher at USC Marshall – Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Assistant Professor of Management at Centro Universitario FEI, Brazil. Previously a Post-doctoral […]

VINIKA RAO
Vinika Rao is the Executive Director of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute. After completing her MBA from IIM, Bangalore, Vinika started her career with a multinational bank in India, went […]

The transformative power of blockchain
Cryptocurrencies aside, blockchain technology is set to transform a host of industries beyond finance.

Air pollution is making us dumber, study shows
CNN News by James Griffiths (Study author Xiaobo Zhang is a professor of Peking University, a senior research staff of IFPRI and an external affiliated faculty of CICER) ———————— Air […]

Emerging Market Currency Downfall and its Effect on Emerging Economies
by Nicolas Clavijo Emerging market currencies are rapidly falling due to a combination of internal pressures and the end of post-crisis stimulus measures implemented by the central banks in advanced […]

Treks to NYC and DC give real-world perspective on sustainability
Students in the sustainable global enterprise immersion met with companies in NYC and DC to discuss environmental and social sustainability.

Startup Snapshot: Plants into Prosperity
Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro, MBA ’98: Founder and Creative Director, MitiMeth

Applying military experience to a sustainability challenge
Jason discusses similarities between military and sustainability challenges as he developed a commercialization strategy for a new technology in Kenya.