Dr Francisco Brahm’s research sets out to understand two aspects of organisations. First, their nature: the essential forces that explain their origin as well as their function for agents and economies at large. Second, their formal structure (for example, vertical and horizontal boundaries, delegation and incentives systems) and the informal forces within firms (for instance, cooperation, trust and norms) and how these impact performance. Dr Brahm has a Business Engineering degree and a MSc in Management from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC). He was a Research Associate at PUC and a management consultant at a boutique strategy and operations consulting firm in Chile before embarking on a PhD in Management at Cambridge University. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer at a building materials company. He continues to actively collaborate with firms in tackling managerial challenges.