Lisandra Flach has been director of the Center for International Economics at the ifo Institute, Munich, since July 2020. She is also Professor of Economics at the LMU Munich. After her undergraduate studies in Brazil, she received her PhD from the University of Mannheim in 2012 and was an assistant professor at LMU Munich from 2012 to 2020. She has been a research visitor at Harvard University, Columbia University, University of California San Diego and at the Brazilian Statistical Office. Her main area of research is international economics, with a focus on empirical analysis of international trade flows and the international activity of firms. She is a member in internationally-renowned networks such as CEPR and CESifo and associate editor of International Economics (Elsevier Journal). She has published in high impact journals such as the Journal of International Economics and contributes to policy consultancy projects, for instance as a Lead of projects for the German Ministry of Economics and Energy and the Chamber of Commerce.