François is Deputy Director of the Complexity Economics Programme at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. He is also Lead Researcher at the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment, an Oxford Martin School fellow, and an Associate Member of Nuffield college.

François’s current research interests lie in the macroeconomics of the net zero transition, the structure and evolution of production networks, and the future of technology.

His research attempts to address important economic questions by marrying complex systems methods with domain knowledge in economics.

His research has appeared in economics and interdisciplinary journals, and has been featured in books, news articles, and public sector reports.