About

I am a Professor of Finance and Associate Dean for Research at Muscat University, Oman, and Professor of Finance at Paris School of Business — an academic leader whose career spans over two decades across Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Gulf.

Trained at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and holder of a PhD in Finance with highest honours and an HDR from the University of Paris VIII, I have built my career at the crossroads of research, teaching, and real-world finance. Qualified as a Maître de conférences by the French CNU, I have supervised doctoral research and led academic development at the highest level.

My research explores the intersection of finance, macroeconomics, and quantitative analysis — with a focus on how financial systems shape economic outcomes, and on sustainable and cross-market finance. With over 100 published papers, books, and media contributions, my work spans corporate finance, sustainable finance, and financial systems — a body of work that reflects my commitment to making finance both rigorous and accessible. I also serve as an editor and editorial board member for several prestigious international journals, contributing to the direction and quality of research in my field.

Convinced that climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time, and that finance has a decisive role to play in the transition toward a sustainable and climate-resilient economy, I founded the CRECC (Center of Research for Energy and Climate Change) in 2019 — an internationally recognized platform with global reach dedicated to advancing research at the intersection of energy, climate, and finance. Under my leadership, the CRECC drove Paris School of Business to strengthen its research culture and contributed directly to the school's successful pursuit of AACSB and EQUIS accreditation — two of the most demanding international benchmarks of excellence in business education. In 2023, I founded SESTEF — the International Conference on Sustainability, Environment, and Social Transition in Economics and Finance — alongside several other conferences dedicated to climate and climate change, bringing together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. My commitment to climate and sustainable development remains central to my work today, and continues to shape my research, my teaching, and my engagement with institutions worldwide.

Beyond academia, I have worked where finance meets the public good: as a Financial Analyst at the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, as Assistant Project Manager at UNESCO, as Project Manager at WinVeston Capital in Saudi Arabia driving green and ESG-oriented investment, and as a consultant to the European Commission under Horizon 2020, evaluating major research and innovation programmes. As an HDR holder, I supervise doctoral research in finance and related fields, with a focus on projects combining strong theory and empirical rigor.

My work is driven by one conviction: that finance, done well, can serve both economic development and the public interest — across borders, disciplines, and generations.