My name is Torsten Jochem. I am an Associate Professor of Finance at the Finance Group of the University of Amsterdam, a Research Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute, and a Research member of the Amsterdam Center for Law and Economics.

My research examines how institutions foster trust and efficiency in financial markets, with a focus on corporate governance regulation and norms, executive and employee compensation and the incentives it creates, and shareholder engagement through voting and activism.  I also study how governance shapes outcomes beyond the firm, from voting mechanisms to the organization of scientific teams. 

My teaching spans two areas: empirical corporate finance and quantitative methods in finance. I currently teach Corporate Governance, Computational Finance, and a Python bootcamp in the Master’s and MBA programs. Until recently, I also taught Machine Learning and AI for Finance as well as FinTech. Through this teaching, I aim to prepare students for the growing intersection of finance and technology: I want every UvA finance graduate to leave with solid coding skills and a clear understanding of how pervasively governance problems and conflicts of interest shape the financial sector. 

My CV is available here.