Summary
Martin Aragoneses is an INSEAD Assistant Professor of Finance based in Paris who studies startup dynamics, VC/PE, and firm life cycles at the intersection of macroeconomics and finance, combining theoretical models with empirical evidence. A 2024 PhD economist from Harvard with prior training at Pompeu Fabra, Berkeley, LSE and Complutense Madrid, he brings 11 years of professional experience and a strong academic pedigree to teaching MBA corporate finance and venture capital courses. His research blends macro-level questions with firm-level microdata, aiming to explain how financing and innovation shape growth over the business cycle. Multilingual and internationally trained, he pairs rigorous economic theory with hands-on policy-relevant analysis that informs both investors and policymakers.
11 years of coding experience
Senior scholar, Economics Department, Senior scholar, Economics Department at University of California, Berkeley
BSc, Department of Economics, BSc, Department of Economics at Universidad Complutense de Madrid
PhD, Economics Department & HBS, PhD, Economics Department & HBS at Harvard University
MSc, Graduated School of Economics, MSc, Graduated School of Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
London School of Economics and Political Science
English, Spanish, French, Chinese