José Faias is the Academic Director of the MSc Programs in Finance and is a Senior Affiliate Professor of Finance at Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics. He was the recipient of seven CATÓLICA-LISBON Distinguished Teaching Awards between 2016 and 2022 at the master’s level. He holds a PhD in Finance(NOVA SBE), an MSc in Statistics and Optimization (NOVA SST), an MBA (CATÓLICA-LISBON) and a BA ("Licenciatura") in Mathematics - Actuarial Sciences (NOVA SST). He was a visiting fellow at Harvard University and a visiting scholar at MIT. He has previously taught at NOVA SBE and worked in the insurance and investment banking industry. His research interests lie in Empirical Finance including topics such as predictability, extreme events, stock market efficiency, risk management, investor heterogeneity, mergers and acquisitions, cat bonds, and quantitative portfolio management. His research was presented in the major conferences in Finance, Statistics, and Economics, and published in academic journals in the same fields. He has also received several research grants and awards for his research.

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