Cynthia’s work focuses on the influence of non-state actors in the governance of public goods. Since 2021, she has been working with the Canada Research Chair in International Political Economy to study several aspects of the role of private actors in the governance of space debris. She holds a master’s degree by research in International Studies from the Graduate School of International Studies (Laval University, Canada). Her research was interdisciplinary in Political Science and Law and focused on the global governance of the pharmaceutical innovation system. She looked at how the ongoing competition between networks of experts in the multilateral context hindered bridge-building in policy solutions. In her different projects, she has applied a mixed-method approach building on social network analysis, content analysis, and/or semi-structured interviews. In September 2022, Cynthia started a Dual Degree (cotutelle) PhD at Laval University (Canada) and RegNet (Australia), which she is pursuing under the supervision of Jean-Frédéric Morin and Susan Sell, respectively. Her doctoral research will investigate how philanthropic organizations gain significant authority in global governance through their networks of public-private partnerships.