Loïc Sadoulet holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University. He has been teaching at INSEAD since 2000 in executive development programs, the MBA and executive MBA programs. He formerly worked at the World Bank and at the European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES) in Brussels, and in a microfinance institution in Guatemala.

His research focuses on business development and expansion in less-developed economies, both by local efforts and through entry by international companies. His interests lie in creating profitable lines of business in environments with substantial information gaps.

Building on 15 years of experience in microfinance in Latin American, Asian, African and European settings, he uses unfamiliar environments to help firms innovate around their underlying value proposition.

Loïc leads INSEAD's Africa Initiative, which aims to attract more African talent and increase the amount of African content (cases, projects, experiences) in INSEAD programs.