Bingjie Ding, an Industrial PhD candidate at Esade, shares her personal experience and motivations behind choosing the Industrial PhD program. She provides an overview of her time at Esade, detailing how the program has contributed to her academic development and research expertise. Bingjie also reflects on the key takeaways from her journey and how Esade has supported her throughout the process.
PhD Candidates 2022-23
Academic Background
PHD Statistics updated October 2022.
PhD candidates enrolled in 2023-24
Esade PhD Candidates are organized according to the Esade PhD Program Research Lines.
CSR, Business Ethics, and Corporate Values
Shahzeb Abdali
GRRSE
Supervisor: Dr Tobias Hahn
Bonnie Brown
GRRSE
Supervisor: Tobías Hahn
Ignacio J. Duran
GRRSE
Supervisor: Dr Ignasi Marti
Zunaira Fatimah
GRRSE
Supervisor: Dr Ignasi Marti
Alessandra Schmidt
GRRSE
Supervisor: Dr Ignasi Marti
Ellina Watanabe
GRRSE
Supervisor: Dr Ignasi Marti
Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Raana Bagheri
GRIE
Supervisor: George Chondrakis
Juan Pablo Casadiego
GRIE
Supervisor: Dr Alfred Vernis
Valentin Held
GRIE
Supervisors: Dr Lisa Hehenberger
Yuqi Liu
GRIE
Supervisors: Dr Laura Guillen & Dr François Collet
Daniel Martínez Villegas
GRIE
Supervisor: Dimo Ringov,
Raquel Pruna
GRIE
Supervisors: Dr Matteo Prato
Fatima Talahoui
GRIE
Supervisors: Dr Jan Brinckmann
Jabar Torkaman
GRIE
Supervisor: Dimo Ringov
Economics & Finance
Cecilia Simkievich
GREF
Co-supervisors: Dr Calin Arcalean & Dr Ioana Schiopu
Marco Errico
GREF
Supervisor: Dr Petya Platikanova
Thuy Linh Vu
GREF
Supervisor: Dr Ariadna Dumitrescu
Salma Lemkhente
GREF
Supervisor: Dr Ariadna Dumitrescu & Carolina Villegas
Sameh Marei
GREF
Supervisor: Carolina Villegas
Sahand Mostafazadehdavani
GREF
Supervisor: Dr Ariadna Dumitrescu
Zhenchao Xu
GREF
Supervisor: Dr Carolina Villegas
Maosen Wang
GREF
Supervisors: Dr Luca del Viva & Carlo Sala
Christoph Zimmermann
GREF
Supervisor: Carmen Ansotegui
Leadership and Competences Development
Qian Cheng
GLEAD
Supervisor: Dr Katharina Schmid
Yuqi Liu
GLEAD
Co- supervisors: Dr Laura Guillen & Dr François Collet
Matteo Di Stasi
GLEAD
Supervisor: Dr Jordi Quoidbach
Yipeng Wang
GLEAD
Supervisor: Laura Guillen
Marcelo Zilberberg
GLEAD
Supervisor: Jordi Quoidbach
Innovation Management
Kaushik Bagchi
IIK
Supervisor: Dr Ivanka Visnjic
Bingjie Ding
IIK
Supervisor: Dr Xavier Ferras
Alireza Mahmoodzadeh
IIK
Supervisor: Dr Ivanka Visnjic
Elimar Vasconcellos
IIK
Co Supervisors: Dr Jonathan Wareham
Yan Bai
IIK
Co Supervisors: Dr Esteve Almirall,
Artificial Intelligence for Decision-Making
Pietro Fronte
JUICE
Co-supervisors: Dr Núria Agell & Marc Torrens
Bernat Salbanya Rovira
JUICE
Supervisor: Dr Jordi Nin
Branding, Consumer Behavior, and Pricing
Edmond Kozah
JUICE
Co-supervisors: Dr Kate Barasz & Dr Ana Valenzuela
Shiva Mostafavi
JUICE
Supervisor: Dr Alexis Mavrommatis
Ipek Ozer
JUICE
Co-Supervisors: Dr Ana Valenzuela
Social Entrepreneurship & NGOs
Human Resources
Eirini Kapogli
GLEAD
Supervisor: Dr Jordi Quoidbach
Chao Wang
GLEAD
Supervisor: Dr Katharina Schmid
Public Management & Geopolitics
Sayantani Chakravarty
GLIGP
Supervisor: Dr Pedro Rey
Pedro Espaillat Tavarez
GLIGP
Supervisors: Dr Marc Esteve
Verónica Gonzales Stuva
GLIGP
Supervisor: Dr Pedro Rey
Daniel Martín
GLIGP
Supervisor: Dr Pedro Rey
Family Business
Lucas Pinheiro
GRIE
Supervisor: Dr Maria Jose Parada
Visiting PhD Candidates
Outcoming
Esade PhD Candidates visiting other universities during 2022-23 academic year.
| PhD Candidate | University | Period |
| Matteo Di Stassi | Harvard Business school | 1 September 2022 – 28 February 2023 |
| Ipek Ozer | City University of New York | 1 July – 30 November 2022 |
| Marco Errico | University of Chicago | Octobre 2022 – August 2023 |
Incoming
PhD Candidates from other Universities coming to Esade during 2022-23 academic year.
| PhD Candidate | Home University | Visiting Period |
| Mr. Pieter de Witt | Vrije Universty Amsterdam | October 24, 2022 - July 28, 2023 |
| Mr. Zhu Changyi | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | 31st October 2022 – 31st July, 2023 |
| Ms. María Kosolapova | Libera Università de Bolzano | October 24, 2022 - July 28, 2023 |
| Mr. Giuseppe La Ragione | Università degli Studi di Napoli 'Parthenope” | January - July 2023 |