Erwan Morellec

Erwan Morellec is a Full Professor of Finance at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and holds a Senior Research Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI). He directs the Finance Institute at EPFL, heads the SFI nation-wide PhD program, and serves as a CEPR Research Fellow. His academic career spans institutions including MIT Sloan and the University of Rochester, with research published in top finance journals.

He earned his PhD in Finance summa cum Laude from HEC Paris.

Professor Morellec specializes in corporate finance, corporate governance, and sustainable finance. His research investigates shareholder activism, debt financing dynamics, cash management, and competition's impact on corporate policies. He has made seminal contributions to understanding agency conflicts, risk management, and financial-product market interactions through rigorous theoretical and empirical work.

His publication record spanning two decades reveals consistent focus on corporate financing and investment dynamics, with recent work addressing sustainable finance, fintech innovations (including token-based mechanisms), and the green transition's financial implications. These themes reflect evolving priorities in modern finance research.

He has received multiple research, teaching, and leadership awards, though specific honors are not detailed in available sources.

As Head of the SFI PhD program, Professor Morellec oversees doctoral education across Switzerland. His research has been supported by numerous grants enabling international collaborations and high-impact publications. He mentors emerging scholars through structured academic programs and research supervision.

He leads the Finance Group within EPFL's College of Management of Technology and the Finance Institute, which serves as Switzerland's hub for finance research. This unit collaborates extensively with the Swiss Finance Institute network and international academic partners to advance financial scholarship.