Alexander van Haastrecht

Dr. Alexander van Haastrecht is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance at VU University Amsterdam's School of Business and Economics. He specializes in risk management, insurance product valuation, and pension fund hedging. Currently, he also owns and operates two consultancy bureaus: Finbotx BV (Den Haag) and Risk at Work BV (Alkmaar), founded in 2017, which apply academic insights to solve complex risk management challenges.

His research focuses on computational finance, stochastic modeling, and actuarial applications. He has contributed to peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Computational Finance and De Actuaris, with notable works on Monte Carlo pricing methods and credit risk analysis. His editorial roles include serving on the boards of Quantitative Finance, Insurance Mathematics & Economics, and the International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance.

Van Haastrecht teaches the course Credit, Complexity and Systemic Risk, bridging academic theory with practical financial applications. His consultancy work complements his academic role, emphasizing real-world implementation of risk management strategies.