Elisa Operti is a Professor of Strategy at ESSEC Business School, France. She received her PhD in Management from Bocconi University. Her research focus on the interplay of competitive and collaborative ties in networks, and how networks affect strategic behavior and innovation. Her work has been published in several academic outlets (Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management). She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Management and she sits on the Editorial board of Organization Science and the Journal of Management Studies. Her research received funding from the Swiss National Foundation and from the AnR.