Achim is the Executive Coordinator of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, and Researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. He is an expert in economic perspectives on violent conflict, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding. His most recent book (with Brian Ganson) is Business and Conflict in Fragile States: The Case for Pragmatic Solutions (Routledge/International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2016). He holds a Doctorate in International Relations from the Graduate Institute