She was previously Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, and before she joined academia she worked in financial auditing as junior audit. She received her Ph.D. from the London School of Economics In 2010. Her research aims at understanding how firms take decisions and how these decisions can create economic value, with a particular focus on the role of human capital. Her papers are published in academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Financial Economics¸ and also receive attention from the general media.