Patrick Augustin

Patrick Augustin is an Associate Professor of Finance at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Macrofinance and Derivatives and serves as an Associate Fellow at the Canadian Derivatives Institute. His roles include being a Fellow at the Global Future Councils of the World Economic Forum and a certified Financial Risk Manager by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. He received the Bank of Canada Governor’s Award (2022).

• Education: PhD in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics.
• Visiting Positions: NYU Stern School of Business, UCLA Anderson School, Stockholm School of Economics, University of Sydney, and Luxembourg School of Finance.

Research Interests: Focuses on the intersection of macroeconomics and financial markets, including sovereign credit risk, credit derivatives, law/finance (insider trading), and digital financial securities. Recent work explores emerging digital financial instruments.

Awards:

• Bank of Canada Governor’s Award (2022)
• Canada Research Chair
• World Economic Forum Global Future Councils Fellowship

Professional Roles: Associate Editor at Management Science, Journal of Banking and Finance, and International Review of Finance. Former roles include structured credit officer at Dexia and attaché to Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Media and Impact: Work covered in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other major outlets. Active in policy discussions on financial markets and regulation.