Elie Sung is an assistant professor of Strategy and Business Policy at HEC Paris. Her research focuses on firm innovation strategy and political strategy. Elie received her PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research examines how firms and the courts jointly shape patent policy and how in turn those policies shape firms’ innovative activities. Her research work has been funded by the US National Science Foundation and was awarded the Academy of Management Best Dissertation Award (Technology, Innovation and Management division) in 2020. Prior to joining academia, she worked in investment banking and management consulting.