Masachs J. Boungou holds a PhD degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell). His dissertation research focused on how prior adverse experiences (civil war/or genocide) influence the creation of businesses or entrepreneurial ventures. In particular, Boungou’s PHD thesis looked at how immigrants from post-conflict countries connect their past events of civil war and/or genocide to their business creation and succeed as entrepreneurs in Portland, ME. You can access the abstract of his research here. This section will be updated once the research paper is out. 

You can reach out to him via his LinkedIn profile.