Lara Cathcart

Lara Cathcart is Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School and Academic Director of MSc Finance, Risk Management, and Financial Technology programs. Her research examines credit risk modeling, behavioral finance, and climate-related financial risks.

Current investigations focus on sovereign credit default swaps, media impact on financial markets, and climate change effects on corporate default probabilities. Recent publications analyze Lebanon's currency crisis, bankruptcy determinants post-deregulation, and early credit rating impacts on bond volatility.

Professor Cathcart serves as Associate Editor for the European Journal of Finance and has consulted for investment banks and HM Treasury. Her ESRC-funded research develops novel approaches to measuring climate regulatory exposure and assessing default risks in changing environmental conditions.