Ariel de Fauconberg

PhD Candidate

BA (Smith College), MPhil (University of Oxford), MBA (Bentley University), MPhil (University of Cambridge)

Year of entry: 2020

I’m a PhD student in the Organisational Theory and Information Systems group at Cambridge Judge Business School. My research focuses on understanding the challenges that large organisations – particularly those in the oil and gas industry – face as they pursue alternative energy-related innovation. I am fully supported in my research as a Gates Cambridge Scholar.

Ariel de Fauconberg.

Research topic

Essays on Strategic Identity Positioning and Innovation in the Energy Sector

Research interests

Organisational identity; innovation; entrepreneurship; climate change mitigation.

Pathway

Organisational Theory and Information Systems

Supervisor

Professor Matthew Grimes

Biography

Ariel (Ari) de Fauconberg holds a Master of Philosophy in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation from the University of Cambridge, an MBA (Hons) from Bentley University, a Master of Philosophy in Geography & the Environment (Dist.) from the University of Oxford, and a dual BA (Hons) in Anthropology and Architecture from Smith College.

Prior to her PhD studies, Ari worked as a Research Fellow at Babson College, conducting studies on clean energy entrepreneurship and female-led, high growth, high-potential firms. She has also previously taught at the University of Oxford and Harvard Extension School and worked for the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment and National Geographic.

Outside of her studies, Ari maintains ongoing interests in digital and social innovation, film, and the responsible stewardship of protected natural and cultural areas. She can often be found either running around Cambridge or rowing on the River Cam.

Publications and papers

News and insights

A book proposal on pioneering entrepreneurial solutions to climate change by Ariel de Fauconberg, a PhD student at Cambridge Judge Business School, wins the Bracken Bower Prize of the Financial Times for best book proposal by an author under age 35.

A new report launched by the World Economic Forum, co-authored by Cambridge Judge PhD student Ariel de Fauconberg, outlines how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can best position themselves to be ‘future-ready.’

Media coverage

Poets & Quants | 14 December 2022

Hope amid angst on the climate-tech front

A book proposal by Ariel de Fauconberg on pioneering entrepreneurial solutions to climate change entitled “Before the Dawn: Racing to Net Zero on the Front Lines of Climate Innovation” wins the Bracken Bower Prize awarded by The Financial Times for the best business book proposal by an author aged under age 35.

Forbes | 21 December 2021

How ready are companies for the post-pandemic world?

A report launched by the World Economic Forum, co-authored by Cambridge Judge PhD student Ariel de Fauconberg, outlines how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can best position themselves to be ‘future-ready.

World Economic Forum | 3 December 2021

Five key insights on the future-readiness of SMEs

A report launched by the World Economic Forum, co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School, outlines how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can best position themselves to be ‘future-ready’. 

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