An Associate Professor in Finance at Cardiff University (UK, Aug 2021–present) with prior roles as Assistant Professor at Cardiff (Jan 2018–Jul 2021) and the University of Kent (Sept 2015–Dec 2017). They hold a PhD in Finance (Hull University Business School, UK, 2016, thesis on SMEs’ credit risk/capital structure) – a school with triple crown accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS) – an MSc in Financial Management (Distinction, Hull, 2011), and a BSc in Economics (2:1, 2007).
Specializing in empirical corporate finance, sustainable finance, and ETFs, they have published 10+ peer-reviewed papers (e.g., in Journal of Finance (ABS 4*), European Financial Management (ABS 3)) and secured over £140k in grants (e.g., NCSC cyber security funding). As a module leader for MSc/ BSc courses (e.g., Financial Derivatives, Portfolio Management), they maintain student evaluations of 4.1–4.9/5. They serve as Associate Editor for International Review of Economics & Finance, co-chair international conferences, and supervise 4 PhD students. Fluent in English/French/Arabic/Bulgarian, they hold Fellow status with the UK Higher Education Academy.