Following his Ph.D. in Economics (2009) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow and Associate at MIT Sloan and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford SIEPR. His research focuses on the determinants and deterrents of innovation across firms, industries and nations, blending in elements from both management and economics. He has previously published in journals such as Research Policy, Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Journal of International Trade and Economic Development.