François Grin teaches economics and diversity management at the faculty of translation and interpreting of the University of Geneva. He has previously held teaching and research appointments at the University of Montréal and the University of Washington (Seattle). He has served as deputy director of the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) in Flensburg, Germany, and as adjunct director of the Education Research Unit (SRED) of the Geneva department of education. François has specialized in language economics, education economics, and policy evaluation in these areas. He is the author of numerous articles, books and chapters of books, and has steered several large-scale research projects for research agencies and international organizations. He also advises national and regional governments on language policy issues. He is the coordinator of the MIME (Mobility and Inclusion in Multilingual Europe, 2014-2018) financed by the European Commission's 7th Framework Program.