Warning Against Recurring Risks: An Information Design Approach

Francis de Véricourt is Professor of Management Science at the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Berlin. He has lived and worked in France, USA, Germany and Singapore. 

Francis was the first Associate Dean of Research at ESMT and held faculty positions at Duke University and INSEAD, where he also was the Paul Dubrule Chaired professor in Sustainable Development. He was a post-doctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and received a MS degree in applied mathematics and computer science from the Grenoble Institute of Technology as well as a PhD degree from Université Paris VI, France. 

His general research  interests are in the areas of analytics, operations research and decision science, with a current focus on health care and sustainability. He is the author of numerous academic articles in prominent management, analytics and economics journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, American Economics Review and others.  He received several outstanding research awards, including the ENRE and MSOM best publication awards of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management  Sciences. 

Francis has been the recipient of many teaching awards for delivering classes to MBA and Executive MBA students at ESMT and INSEAD. He has extensive experience in executive education and corporate learning solutions. He is a regular speaker in academic and industry forums.