Romain Le Cour Grandmaison is the Co-founder of Noria Research. He also acts as Chief Research Officer and Coordinator of the Mexico & Central America Program.
Romain holds a PhD. in Political Science from the Sorbonne University. Since he started working in Mexico in 2013, he has conducted more than 4 years of cumulated fieldwork, covering dynamics of violence, public security, and organized crime.
Parallel to his academic activities, Romain has been a consultant and a researcher for several United Nations agencies and organizations. He has published several research and policy articles, and he is the co-editor of the book “The State, after all. Building Authority Amidst Violence” (L’État malgré tout. Produire l’autorité dans la violence) published in France at Éditions Karthala in 2019.