Ari Van Assche

Ari Van Assche is Full Professor of International Business at HEC Montréal and Co-Director of the International Institute of Economic Diplomacy. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Business Policy, Fellow-in-Residence at the C.D. Howe Institute, and Director of the Economics Axis at CERIUM’s Chair of Asian and Indo-Pacific Studies.

Holding an M.Sc. in Sinology from KU Leuven and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Ari's work bridges economics, international business, and public policy. He is recognized globally for his expertise on the organization of global value chains and their implications for economic security, sustainability, and public policy.