Short bio
I am an econometrician, financial and macro economist. My main research interests are in macroeconomics, and in finance and investment with a quantitative, risk, international and sustainable perspective. I was previously a Senior Economist at Pictet Asset Management with an expertise on the global economy and a focus on emerging markets. In my PhD I developed and used various models to quantify the comovement and structural changes in international financial markets.
I am currently an Assistant Professor of Finance at the International Business Management Department of Haute Ecole de Gestion (HEG) in Geneva, part of the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HES-SO). I am also the Co-director of a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Sustainable Finance at HEG Geneva. I use my academic and practical expertise to build bridges between the private sector, research institutions and international organisations.Career
2022-
Assistant Professor of Finance (tenure track), International Business Management Department, Haute Ecole de Gestion (HEG), University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, Geneva
2022-
Co-director , CAS Sustainable Finance , HEG-Geneva
2020-2022
Senior Economist, Pictet Asset Management, Zurich
2015-2020
Economist, Pictet Asset Management, Geneva
Fall 2018
Lecturer in Statistics, Bachelor in International Business Management, Haute Ecole de Gestion, Geneva
2010-2015
Research and Teaching Assistant, Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva
Fall 2014
Teaching Assistant, Haute Ecole de Gestion, Geneva
Education
2011-2015
PhD in Econometrics, University of Geneva, School of Economics and Management.
Title of the thesis: "Essays in Financial Econometrics"
2015
Visiting Researcher, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
2014
Visiting Researcher, Research Department of Central Bank of Sweden, Stockholm
2013
Visiting Researcher, HEC Montreal, Montreal
2008-2010
Master of Science in Economics, University of Geneva, summa cum laude, ranking: first
2005-2008
Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Geneva, summa cum laude, ranking: first
Computer skills
Programming
Matlab, R, Python, Stata, Eviews
Software
Tableau, LaTeX, Microsoft Office, HTML
Data sources
Datastream, Bloomberg, CEIC, FactSet
Languages
French
Native language equivalent
English
Excellent command
German
Good level (B2/C1), learning in progress
Italian
Advanced level in speaking, excellent comprehension
Spanish
Very good comprehension
Albanian
Native speaker