Vasso Ioannidou is Professor of Finance at Bayes Business School and Research Fellow in Financial Economics at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

Her research focuses on banking and corporate finance, with particular emphasis on bank behaviour, performance, and prudential regulation. Her work has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and Management Science, and has been featured in prominent media outlets such as the Financial Times and The Economist.  She has received several awards and distinctions in recognition of her scholarly contributions.

Vasso is actively involved in shaping academic discourse and policy debates related to banking and finance.  She currently serves as a member of the Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), a Senior Research Consultant at the European Central Bank (ECB), and as Associate Editor for the European Economic Review, the Journal of Banking and Finance and the Journal of Financial Stability.

Before joining Bayes in 2021, she held professorial positions at Lancaster University Management School (2013-2020) and at Tilburg University (2010-2013). Vasso earned her PhD in Economics from Boston College.