Iuliana Ismailescu

Iuliana Ismailescu is a Professor of Finance at the Lubin School of Business, Pace University, with expertise in credit derivatives, emerging markets, and international finance. She holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an MBA in Financial Management from Pace University, and a BS in Mathematics from the University of Bucharest.

Research Interests:

• Credit derivatives and CDS markets
• Emerging debt and equity markets
• Fixed-income securities and asset pricing
• Portfolio management and sovereign risk

Recent Publications: Focus on credit risk dynamics in cross-border M&As, CDS market efficiency, and sovereign debt impacts. Her work appears in journals like the Journal of Banking and Finance and Quarterly Journal of Finance.

Awards & Recognitions:

• FMA 2007 Best Dissertation Proposal Award
• Fulbright U.S. Scholar (2023, Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

Teaching: Offers courses in Financial Management, Corporate Finance, International Finance, and a doctoral seminar on Capital Markets.