Manuel Morales is a Full Time Professor at the Clermont School of Business. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Clermont Auvergne. He teaches Strategic Management, Environmental Geopolitics and Alignment of purchasing and supply chain management, among other subjects. He is a member of CleRMa (Clermont Recherche Management), Sustainability Transitions Collective (STC) and Circular Economy Research Club (CERCL). His research focuses on the circular economy, innovation and supply chains, to better understand the complexity of variables and their impact on industry and society. He started his career as a Researcher in Industry 4.0 and Digitalisation after a 2-year post-doc in Bioeconomics at the Bioraffinerie de Pomacle-Bazancourt. He joins Clermont School of Business in 2023 as a Professor in the Innovation and Development Department.