Professor Bris is an expert in corporate governance, financial regulation, and banking strategy. He led IMD’s Advanced Strategic Management open enrolment program from 2009 to 2014. Before joining IMD, he was a professor at the Yale School of Management, where he twice received the ‘Best Teaching’ award. He holds a PhD from INSEAD.
Professor Bris’ consulting activities have focused on the international aspects of financial regulation, and in particular on the effects of bankruptcy, short sales, insider trading, and merger laws.
As director of the World Competitiveness Centre, Professor Bris is responsible for publication of the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook and is currently strengthening and developing other research and benchmarking services for the centre. This includes creating customised competitiveness indices for companies and industries, and helping governments prioritise national and regional competitiveness strategies.
Professor Bris’ latest research identifies the relationship between income inequality, social mobility, and competitiveness. He has also researched and lectured on the effects of the euro on the corporate sector and the valuation impact of corporate governance changes. The top academic publications in finance – Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Legal Studies, and Journal of Business – have all carried his work.
