CHARLES KIRSCHBAUM

Dr. Charles Kirschbaum is an Associate Professor at Insper Institute of Education and Research in São Paulo, Brazil. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV SP) and an MBA from the Wharton School. His research focuses on the intersection of social networks with organizational dynamics, markets, and public policies.

• Primary Affiliations:
  • Insper Institute (Current Academic Role)
  • SEMEAD (Organizational Studies Division Co-Coordinator)
  • Núcleo Ciência Pela Infância (NCPI Affiliate Researcher)
• Education:
  • PhD in Business Administration - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV SP)
  • MBA - The Wharton School

Research Themes:
Kirschbaum investigates three core dimensions of social networks: 1) their role in promoting creativity within organizations, 2) mechanisms of inclusion/exclusion for marginalized groups (women executives, Black students), and 3) the relationship between networks and cultural meaning through computational text analysis. His work bridges sociology with strategic management and organizational theory.

Academic Contributions:
He co-leads the Hub.i9 research initiative at Insper and participates in the Technical Committee of the Interdisciplinarity and Evidence in Educational Debate Portal (IEDE). His expertise spans business economics, administration, and computational approaches to organizational studies.