Dion Bongaerts

Prof. Dion Bongaerts is Professor of Financial Technology and Data Analytics at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Academic Director of Fintech at the Erasmus Center for Data Analytics. His research examines credit markets, liquidity dynamics, and FinTech applications.

Research interests include the behavior of credit rating agencies, pricing mechanisms for credit instruments, origins of market illiquidity, blockchain technology, and AI applications in finance. His work combines empirical analysis with theoretical models to address market efficiency questions.

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on market microstructure innovations, regulatory impacts, and sustainable finance. Recent work explores circuit breakers in crisis prevention and liquidity dynamics in green bond markets.

Significant Awards:

• ERIM Outstanding Young Researcher Award (2011)
• Lamfalussy Fellowship (ECB)
• Multiple NWO research grants

Extensive PhD supervision includes 12 completed doctoral projects on topics spanning banking, market coordination, and financial technology.