Cesare Righi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and Business at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and an Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics and the UPF Barcelona School of Management. His research investigates topics in strategy, economics of innovation, intellectual property rights, and technology standards. He received a PhD in Management (concentration in Strategy & Innovation) from Questrom School of Business, Boston University. Before joining UPF, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at the Technology & Policy Research Initiative, Boston University School of Law.