So far, most of my career has been spent in the U.S., and Canada, I
feel pretty fortunate to have had a chance to hold positions in several
organizations across the world (China, France, U.S., Canada, Haïti). I
also feel very lucky to have had a chance to be part of international
institutions that have helped me develop (Salzburg Global Seminar,
Harvard, ZBW-Leibniz to name a few) and to do field research in Japan,
Israel, South Africa, China, Brazil, etc. Learning, growing and meeting
different cultures in this transformative time is what I really
like.
Short bio
Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) Network Faculty Affiliate
(ISC, Harvard Business School, 2016-), Thierry Warin is
Professor of Data Science for Global Transformations at
HEC Montreal and Principal Investigator at CIRANO (Canada). Thierry is
the current president of the International Trade and Finance
Association and also Researcher at CERIUM-CEUE (University of
Montreal). Former Visiting Scholar at the Weatherhead Center for
International Affairs (Harvard University, 2015-2017), Thierry was
Associate Professor at Polytechnique Montreal (Director of the
International Projects Program, 2010-2013), Associate Professor at
Middlebury College (Director of the International Studies and IPE
program) and Academic Director at SIE-Sun Yat Sen University in
Guangzhou (China). His current research interests are about using Data
Science approaches to better inform decision making.
An alumnus of the Salzburg Global Seminar, Thierry held positions in
several academic institutions (Middlebury College USA, Polytechnique
Montreal, Sun Yat Sen University Guangzhou, Essec Business School Paris,
HEC Paris, La Sorbonne, UIBE Beijing). His research is mainly on global
transformations and challenges. His methodology of choice is Data
Science, with a particular focus on high-power computing-based machine
learning techniques and Bayesian statistics.
An alumnus of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at
Harvard University, Thierry is a graduate of the Harvard Business
Analytics Program at Harvard University and he completed his PhD in
Financial Economics at Essec Business School in Paris.
Current positions and
affiliations
- HEC Montréal (Canada, 2013-), Full Professor
(2018-), department of International Business, Professorship in Data
Science for International Business (2016-), Associate Professor
(2013-2018)
- Harvard University (2015-) Microeconomics of
Competitiveness (MOC) Network Faculty Affiliate (ISC, Harvard
Business School, 2016-)
- CIRANO (Canada, 2000-), Fellow
- CERIUM (University of Montréal) (Canada, 2013-),
Researcher and member of the steering committee
- European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) McGill
University-University of Montreal (Canada, 2013-), Researcher
- International Trade an Finance Association (USA,
2019-) President
- International observatory on the societal impacts of AI and
digital technology (OBVIA) (2020-), Researcher
Past positions
- Harvard University (USA, 2015-2017), Visiting
Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
- CIRANO (Canada, 2012-2016), Vice-president Strategy
and International Economics, founder of the Ambassador’s Alliance (with
C. Montmarquette & J. Parisella), editor-in-chief of Le Québec
International (with B. Sinclair-Desgagné & A. Van Assche),
co-founder of Avant-Garde for Young Leaders (2015-), co-founder of
CIRANO-Harvard Club Seminar (2014-2018)
- Skema Business School (Raleigh, NC, 2019-2020),
Founder of the Skema Global Lab in Augmented Intelligence.
- Group of Twenty (G20) (Japan, 2018-2019), Member of
the G20-T20 Task Force on “International Financial Architecture”
- Sun Yat Sen University (Guangzhou, China,
2013-2014), Academic Director & Visiting Professor (SIE
program)
- Polytechnique Montréal (Canada, 2010-2013),
Associate Professor of international and financial economics, Head of
the International Projects program, co-founder of the Global Management
of Technology research group (GMT Lab), founder of PolyFinances ($50,000
investment fund, member of the board, New York, Washington D.C., Boston,
San Jose and London campuses) and Academic Supervisor of PolyMonde
(Europe, South Africa and Australia campuses)
- Middlebury College (USA, 2001-2012): Associate
Professor of economics (2006-2012), Assistant Professor (2001-2006),
Director of the International Studies Program (2008-2010), Director of
the International Politics and Economics Program (2006-2008), member of
the Monterey Institute of International Studies - Middlebury College
integration committee
- University of International Business and Economics
(Beijing, China, 2011), Visiting Professor (SIE summer program)
- Fellow, Salzburg Global Seminar (2009-2011): “The
search for stability: financial crisis, major currencies and a new
monetary order”; “What Turkey, What Europe?”; “New rules for global
finance: Which kinds of regulation are useful and which are
counterproductive?”; “Gaps in the ‘Common Spaces’? The Future of
Russia-EU Relations”
- Harvard University (USA, 2004-2005), Fellow, Minda
de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
- Lecturer: HEC Business School (Paris, France) (1997-2000), Essec
Business School (Paris, France) (1997-2000), University of La Sorbonne
Paris-I (Paris, France) (1997-2000), HEC Montréal (Canada) (2000-2001),
école Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada) (2000-2001)
- Post-doc at Cirano (Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis
on Organizations - Montréal, Canada) (2000-2001) and Créfé (University
of Québec at Montréal, UQAM, Canada) (2000-2001)
Education and
professional development
- Harvard Business Analytics Program (2022) Business
of AI SIP (32 hrs), Harvard University (USA)
- Harvard Business Analytics Program (2021) Applied
Quantitative Finance (36 hrs), Harvard University (USA)
- Harvard Business Analytics Program Business
Analytics (18 months) (2019-2020), Harvard University (USA)
- Harvard University Geographic Information Systems
Institute, the Center for Geographic Analysis’ Technical Workshops
(2015-2016) and Harvard Business Publishing Teaching Case Method I &
II, Teaching Case Online (2015-2017-2019)
- Essec Business School, Paris, France - PhD in
Monetary Economics and Finance, (2000), Title: “Central Banks’
Credibility and Monetary Discipline, An Open Economy Model”, Ph-D Thesis
Advisor: André Fourçans, Professor of Monetary Economics and Finance,
Highest Honors
Professional affiliations
- Analytics Impact Network, Council for European Studies,
International Studies Association, Academy of International Business,
International Trade and Finance Association, International Atlantic
Economic Society, American Economic Association, EUSA-C, Association of
Computing Machinery (Greater Boston Chapter)