David W. VERSAILLES

David W VERSAILLES (Dr in Economics, 1998, Univ. Aix Marseille 3 ; HDR in economics, 2008, Univ. Nice), is a Full Professor at Paris School of Business since 2013. He has founded the newPIC chair (new Practices for Innovation and Creativity) in 2014 at Paris School of Business, and co-headed the chair since that date. He is also a part-time Research Director at Luxembourg School of Business since 2019. David W VERSAILLES is a French citizen with residence in Luxembourg. His main research interests include the management of innovation, corporate strategy (dynamic capabilities and business models), and methodology of the social sciences. His research has been published in journals such as European Management Journal, Management International, and International Journal of Innovation Management. His research has also been presented at numerous national and international conferences (EURAM, EGOS, etc.) and published as Conference Proceedings (CINET, etc.). He teaches corporate strategy, business modelling, and the management of innovation in different Master’s in Management specialization. He is very active in the Business Consulting specialization. David W. VERSAILLES is currently present in different national and international research communities, but mostly committed to the European Academy of Management (EURAM). He has been elected chair of EURAM Strategic Interest Group in Innovation in June 2022 (for the term 2023-2025). In this position, he is coordinating EURAM’s activities in the domain of innovation and facilitating the organization of the annual conference (2000+ paper submissions) at the level of the SIG. Beside the organization of EURAM annual conference, David W VERSAILLES is also committed to organizing several conferences and research workshops in the domains of innovation management each year. In parallel with his academic activities, David W VERSAILLES also develops a career as consultant in his research domains. After some years as partner and head of the business units in charge of business modeling and corporate strategy in consulting firms located in Brussels and in Luxembourg, he has established his consulting firm ISK CONSULTING SA in Luxembourg in 2017. David W VERSAILLES is regularly invited as an expert by different European institutions (European Space Agency, European Defense Agency, EUROCONTROL) in the domains of industrial policy, and in the ASD domain (Aeronautics, Space, Defense). In previous positions, David W. VERSAILLES was the head of economic research for the French Ministry of Defense (Directorate for Financial Affairs and Economic Advisory Board reporting to the Minister of Defense) and the head of basic research for the French Air Force. He has been the first Dean for Research at the French Air Force Academy. In parallel to his academic positions, David W VERSAILLES is also active as photographer.