Alexandre Madelaine joined RSM as an Assistant Professor in 2023 after obtaining a PhD in Accounting from HEC Paris. He visited the University of Texas at Austin during his PhD and is a former student of ENS Paris Saclay. His research relies on quantitative and qualitative methodologies and focuses on short selling and the implications of information disclosures by retail and institutional investors. He has published in several academic journals including Accounting, Organizations and Society, European Accounting Review, and Abacus. He received the 2025 Young Researcher Award in economics by the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and is a member of the SSH-Breed Sectorplan.