Hello,

My name is Bruno Fischer Colonimos.

I am a Quantitative Analysis teacher.

I have done this for a long time now. I have worked in many different settings, most of the time with Business students, but also with Computer Science students. Last year, at Essec, the most frequent background in the group was Engineering.

I have nearly always worked in higher education, in a range of different curricula:

  • Short 2-years programmes (BTS)
  • “Junior” Business Schools (Masters programmes)
  • “Full” Business School programs, at the undergraduate level.

Roles

I have been:

  • Teacher
  • Academic tutor (i.e. professor in charge of a year of study)
  • Dean of studies
  • Head of professional education

Today, I concentrate on teaching.

Teaching

Institutions

I have worked for a wide range of institutions. I now teach almost exclusively at:

  • Ipag Business School, Paris, France
  • American Business School, Paris, France
  • Essec, Cergy, France

Topics

I regularly teach the following subjects:

  • Introductory Mathematics of Finance
  • Introductory Statistics
  • Management Science.

Teaching philosophy

At the beginning of my academic life, I have also taught Sailing on the side. It has been a seminal experience. It taught me some fundamental truths about education:

  • Teaching is a misnomer. The teacher does not really teach. He/she opens doors, provides point-of-views, perspectives and a learning framework to the student. The essential part of the learning process occurs inside the student. The student really learns.
    Educators really are the sherpas, the guides, while the student is both the workforce, the recipient and the product of the educational process.
  • Activity is key. You learn by doing, by experiencing things. You cannot learn anything without engagement. Therefore, engagement is essential for the teacher as well.
  • Plan the work, but don’t necessarily work the plan. As a teacher, you must prepare a great deal. You have to set objectives, prepare a range of activities, imagine outcomes… But you should never fall in love with your preparation. It is a mean, not an end.
    Teaching Sailing, meeting with my pupils in the mordning, on the seashore, I had to watch the sky, evaluate the wind, gauge the experience of the group I had, and adapt, even improvise. A good preparation will allow you to do that. Situation is key.
    Of course, different educational settings spell different constraints for the educator. But such should be the spirit: Focus on the end, not on the means.

Education

I have a “Licence” in Mathematics, and a Masters in Management. I still learn, notably about Data Science.

Interests

I am fascinated by all aspects of human decision-making. Therefore, I am very interested in all kinds of technology that aim to assist decision-making, be it in Data analysis, Decision Analysis / Management Science or in Teaching per se.