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Board composition
Understanding how expertise, perspectives and role design affect the quality of collective judgment.
Board Decision-Making · Economics · Governance
I help boards and chairs make better strategic decisions.
Ph.D. economist and researcher in board effectiveness and long-term capital allocation at the Global Board Center at IMD Business School.
I combine economic insight with a deep understanding of board composition and dynamics.
The boardroom question
How can we make better decisions?
Governance is the discipline of improving the quality of decision-making.
My perspective
Better decisions with - the right information,
- the right dynamic,
- the right people,
- the right structure.
Using the Four pillars of board effectiveness developed by Didier Cossin and the IMD Global Board Center, I connect rigorous economic analysis with an understanding of how boards actually deliberate, challenge assumptions and make strategic decisions.
The objective is clearer judgment and stronger long-term decisions.
Expertise
My contribution to board effectiveness.
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Board dynamics
Examining how power, influence, constructive dissent and information flows shape decision-making.
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Economic insight
Translating macroeconomic, financial and policy evidence into implications for strategy, risk and investment.
Selected work
Relevant Board Research.
Corporate Action in Action: Understanding Board Decision-Making
The mechanisms that shape decisions inside boards.
Does It Take a Dominant Voice to Go Green?
Boardroom dominance and sustainable investment decisions.
A Swiss Sovereign Wealth Fund
Structures for greater prosperity and resilience.
International Portfolio Choice with Frictions
Evidence on how frictions shape global portfolios.
Experience
Research, policy and leadership education.
2024—present
Research Fellow
IMD Global Board Center
2023
Short-term Economic Analysis
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO
2023-2026
Lecturer in Macroeconomics
University of Lausanne
2022—2023
Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer in Macro-Finance
EPFL, Chair of International Finance
2017—2022
Ph.D. in Economics
University of Lausanne
Connect
Let’s improve the quality of the next consequential decision.
I welcome conversations with chairs, directors, senior executives, institutional investors, policymakers and research collaborators.
simon.tieche@imd.org
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IMD Business School, IMD Global Board Center, Lausanne, Switzerland