Prior to joining INSEAD as a full-time tenure-track faculty, he spent two years there as a post-doctoral research and teaching fellow focusing on creative industries and social networks. An alumnus of Cambridge University (Trinity College), he holds a PhD in sociology from Columbia University in the City of New York. He also regularly collaborates with the Institut Francais de la Mode (French Fashion Institute) in Paris and has written several articles, books, and book chapters on creativity, fashion, and luxury. See less