José Faias

José Faias is an Associate Professor of Finance and Academic Director of the Master's Programs in Finance at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. He holds a PhD in Finance from Nova SBE, an MBA from CATÓLICA-LISBON, and a Bachelor's in Mathematics Applied to Actuarial Science from Nova SST.

Research Interests: His work focuses on empirical finance, including stock market efficiency, risk management, investor heterogeneity, mergers & acquisitions, catastrophe risk bonds, and quantitative portfolio management. His research has been published in top journals and presented at major finance, statistics, and economics conferences.

Teaching & Awards: He received nine CATÓLICA-LISBON Distinguished Teaching Awards (2016-2024) and the 2022 BME Award for best paper on Fixed Income Markets. He teaches courses like Empirical Finance, Data Science for Finance, and Methods in Finance.

Grants & Projects: He led FCT-funded projects such as The Interplay Between Agents in the Financial Marketplace (2018-2022) and the EU-funded GIFTED project (2012-2013). Co-led multiple FCT projects on asset valuation, portfolio construction, and tail risk.