Pascal François

Pascal François is a Professor of Finance at HEC Montréal, specializing in Corporate Finance, Credit Risk, and Debt Pricing. He holds a D.E.A. in Finance from Paris I Sorbonne and a joint doctorate in Management Sciences from Paris I Sorbonne and ESSEC.

His research focuses on corporate financial strategies, hedging techniques, bankruptcy procedures, and credit risk modeling. Recent work examines tax benefits of debt structure, volatility surface modeling, and bankruptcy law implications.

Teaching includes Fixed Income Securities, Derivatives, and Continuous-Time Corporate Finance. He has supervised 25+ master’s theses and projects on topics like credit risk prediction, option pricing during crises, and ESG analysis in banking.

Publications span top journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Finance Research Letters, and Journal of Futures Markets. Co-authored The Complete Guide to Portfolio Performance (2024). Active in academic supervision and financial markets research.