Ekaterina Turkina has been with HEC Montreal in Canada since 2010. Her main research areas are state business relationship, inter-firm networks, and socio-cultural and politico-economic factors in international business. She teaches various courses in the domain of international affairs such as international management; multinational firms, culture and human resources; global governance and she is actively involved in research group in international affairs (GRAI). Dr. Turkina has also extensive experience working in international organizations including International Marketing Solutions, American Councils, and Council of Europe. She holds a Master of Arts and a PhD degree from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.