Experience

Academic Appointments

2011 - current	Warwick University, Warwick Business School, Professor of Finance
2006 - 2011	Lancaster University, Management School, Associate Professor of Finance (on leave 2007-2011)
2002 - 2006	Lancaster University, Management School, Assistant Professor of Finance
2000 - 2002	Maastricht University, Assistant Professor of Finance
Other Academic Appointments
Spring 2017	NYU Stern Business School, Visiting Professor of Finance
Fall 2016	EUI, Visiting Professor of Financial Economics
Fall 2015	EIEF, Visiting Professor of Finance
Summer 2015	CFS Goethe University, Visiting Professor of Finance
2013-2014	London Business School, Visiting Professor of Finance
Fall 2012	UCLA Anderson School of Management, Visiting Scholar
Summer 2007	London School of Economics, Financial Markets Group, Visiting Scholar
Spring 2007	University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Visiting Scholar
Summer 2006	Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Germany), Visiting Scholar
Spring 2006	University of Texas, McCombs School of Business, Visiting Scholar
Spring 2005	University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Visiting Scholar
Non-Academic Appointments
2009 - 2011	State Street Global Advisors, Head of London Advanced Research Center
2007 - 2009	State Street Global Advisors, Quantitative Equities Research
Education
1999 - 2000	Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Faculty Sponsor: René M. Stulz
1995 - 1998	WHU Koblenz (Germany) / University of Michigan Business School, Ph.D. Finance, completed "summa cum laude," Chairs: Gunter Dufey and Michael Frenkel
1989 - 1994	University of Saarbrücken (Germany) / University of Michigan Business School, MBA/BBA, GPA: 4.0