Alfonsina Iona

Alfonsina Iona is a Professor of Finance and Director of the MSc Investment and Finance and MSc Banking and Finance programs at Queen Mary University of London's School of Economics and Finance. She also leads the QUMMIF Investment Fund. With a PhD in Economics and Finance from the University of Naples 'Federico II', her expertise spans corporate finance, corporate governance, innovation economics, and empirical microeconomics. Her research combines theoretical and empirical approaches to study corporate investment dynamics, public-private investment interactions, and the impact of macroeconomic variables on firm policies. She has published extensively in top-tier journals, focusing on topics like credit market freedom, pandemic impacts on business practices, and managerial decision-making models.

Her academic roles include program leadership and active research supervision. She holds office hours weekly and contributes to Queen Mary's academic community through teaching, research mentorship, and institutional service. Her work bridges financial theory with real-world applications, addressing contemporary challenges in corporate strategy and governance.