Dr. phil. Andrej Holm is a Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences , Humboldt University of Berlin, specializing in Urban and Regional Sociology . As a Women's Representative and active academic, he focuses on gentrification, housing policy in international comparison, and European urban policy. His work bridges academia and activism, contributing to housing referendums and social movement analysis. Research Themes : Gentrification dynamics, financialization of housing, socio-ecological housing transformation, and post-socialist urban development. Key Projects : Expert analysis for Berlin housing socialization referendum (2022), comparative studies on Amsterdam/Barcelona/Berlin/Vienna (2022), and social infrastructure reconceptualization (2021). Holm's publications span urban policy critiques and housing justice , with recent 2025 works examining financial investors' impact on Berlin housing and pandemic-era housing conditions. His research integrates political economy with spatial inequality frameworks.
Marshall Steinbaum is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Utah and a Senior Fellow in Higher Education Finance at the Jain Family Institute. His empirical research focuses on employer power in labor markets, with applications to antitrust policy, student debt, and economic inequality. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University. Steinbaum's research investigates: The dynamics of labor market concentration and its impact on wages Antitrust enforcement in franchising and gig economies Student debt crises and higher education financing Historical and policy-driven causes of economic inequality His recent publications analyze trends in franchising restrictions, mergers' labor market effects, and student debt cancellation impacts. Articles consistently emphasize employer power, regulatory gaps, and structural inequities across labor and education sectors.
Armando Rungi is a Professor of Economics at IMT School for Advanced Studies in Lucca, Italy. He teaches econometrics, international economics, and macroeconomics to PhD students. In addition to his academic role, he serves as a research fellow at the Observatory on Foreign Firms in Italy and has consulted for the European Commission, OECD, and UNCTAD on international trade and investment issues. His research focuses on international economics, industrial organization, applied econometrics, and statistical learning. Recent work emphasizes the organization of multinational enterprises, global value chains, labor markets, cyber-resilience of supply chains, and the integration of econometric and machine learning tools for policy evaluation and predictive analysis. His recent publications explore topics such as the impact of trade agreements, multinational enterprises' strategies, and the application of machine learning in predicting firm behaviors and evaluating economic policies. A common theme is the analysis of supply chain resilience, corporate ownership structures, and the effects of globalization on firms' competitiveness and productivity. No scientific awards are mentioned in the provided information. No advisees or grant details are listed in the text. His professional activities include consulting roles and research collaborations. He is affiliated with the Observatory on Foreign Firms in Italy, which evaluates the impact of multinational companies and strategies to attract foreign investment in Italy.
Derek T. Robinson is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo's Department of Geography and Environmental Management , specializing in land-use science, agent-based modeling, and geospatial analysis. His work integrates GIS, ecological models, and human decision-making to assess impacts of land policies on ecosystem services and human well-being. Research Interests : Land-use/cover change and carbon cycle dynamics Agent-based modeling of socio-ecological systems Exurban land management and fragmentation Ecosystem service quantification Land policy scenario analysis Teaching : Courses in spatial analysis, advanced GIS, and land-use-carbon interactions. His lab utilizes cutting-edge tools like ArcGIS, NetLogo, and UAV systems (e.g., Aeryon SkyRanger) for fieldwork and modeling.
Zormpas Dimitrios is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Macedonia. He holds academic staff positions in both the Master in Economics and Master in Applied Economics and Finance programs. He earned his PhD in Real Estate Appraisal and Land Economics from the University of Padova (2018), an MSc in Agricultural Food and Environmental Policy Analysis from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (2014), and prior degrees from the University of Macedonia (MSc Economic Theory and Policy, 2011; BSc Economics, 2008). His research focuses on Investment Theory , Energy Economics , and Environmental Economics , with emphasis on real options analysis, common ownership dynamics, and vertical relationships in strategic markets. His work explores topics like preemptive investment strategies, public-private partnerships, and the impact of regulatory frameworks on energy systems. Key publication trends include analyzing investment timing under uncertainty, evaluating ownership structures in oligopolistic markets, and assessing policy impacts on agricultural and energy sectors. His research frequently intersects with real options methodology to model strategic decisions in dynamic environments. Dr. Zormpas has no listed awards or grants in the provided materials. His academic profile emphasizes theoretical contributions to industrial organization and applied economic policy analysis.
Dr. Michelle Gallant serves as Professor at the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Law (Robson Hall), where she has taught continuously since 1999 and attained full professorship in 2014. She concurrently holds an Adjunct Professor appointment in the university's Peace and Conflict Studies Program since 2005 and is an Associate member of St. Paul's College. Her significant administrative roles include Manitoba Law Reform Commissioner (2012-2018), Deputy Commissioner of the Residential Tenancies Commission (2008-2011), and former Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) and Director of the Legal Research Institute (2004-2010). Her academic credentials feature a Doctor of Philosophy from King's College London (2000), preceded by a Master of Laws from the University of British Columbia (1996) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New Brunswick (1990). Prior to doctoral studies, she practiced as Legal Counsel for the Federal Department of Justice in Halifax. Dr. Gallant's research centers on the governance of tainted finance, with primary expertise in Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance, and Taxation intersecting with Philanthropy and the Law. Her work critically examines civil forfeiture mechanisms, anti-money laundering regulations, and the tension between financial crime control and human rights protection. She employs empirical methodologies to evaluate regulatory effectiveness across Canadian and international contexts, with particular attention to banking sector vulnerabilities and cross-jurisdictional enforcement challenges. Analysis of her publication record reveals evolving scholarly focus from theoretical frameworks toward empirical studies of civil forfeiture and international regulatory cooperation. Recent work increasingly addresses the impact of financial secrecy jurisdictions on crime control efforts and explores innovative approaches to balancing security imperatives with fundamental rights protections in financial regulation. She maintains active scholarly engagement through presentations at premier international forums including the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime and Global Conference on Transparency Research, where she contributes expertise on civil forfeiture patterns, terrorist finance regulation, and philanthropy law applications.
Wendy De La Rosa is an Assistant Professor of Marketing and the Alfred H. Williams Faculty Scholar at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Her research applies behavioral science to improve consumers' financial well-being, examining how people perceive and manage their financial resources. She earned her PhD in Consumer Behavior from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a private equity investor at Goldman Sachs and Centerbridge Partners, and helped start Google's first behavioral economics unit. De La Rosa's research focuses on consumer behavior and financial decision-making, with particular emphasis on how psychological factors influence spending, saving, and benefit utilization. Her work explores interventions that can help individuals, especially those with limited resources, make better financial decisions. She has developed frameworks like the AI-IMPACT model to understand technology's impact on financial behaviors and has conducted extensive research on budgeting period framing and psychological ownership to increase government benefit utilization. Her research demonstrates significant findings about payment frequency effects on spending behavior and how cognitive framing can improve financial decision-making, with practical implications for policymakers, fintech companies, and individuals seeking to improve their financial health. Forbes 30 under 30 Finance honoree (2018) Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Alfred H. Williams Faculty Scholar Penn's David R. Goddard Leadership Award De La Rosa serves on the board of Code for America and Propel, and is the co-creator and host of TED's "Your Money and Your Mind" series. Her TED talks have been viewed over 7 million times. As co-founder of Common Cents Lab, she has worked to improve financial well-being for low-to-moderate-income people through evidence-based interventions. Her work bridges academic research and practical application, making significant contributions to both scholarly understanding and real-world financial well-being, particularly for underserved populations.
Camillo Riva is an Assistant Professor of Finance and Financial Accounting at Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE) since September 2023. His research focuses on Corporate Finance, Sustainable Finance, and the intersection of Accounting and Finance. He holds a PhD in Finance from ESSEC Business School (2023), an M.Sc. in Finance (cum laude) and B.Sc. in Economics and Finance (cum laude) from Bocconi University. His work explores topics such as supply chain competition dynamics under common ownership, the governance role of Environmental and Social (ES) funds, and voting coordination among institutional investors. His research has been presented at conferences including the FMA Annual Meeting and the AFA PhD Student Poster Session. No specific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided texts. His academic profile emphasizes contributions to understanding modern financial markets, corporate governance mechanisms, and sustainability-driven financial practices.
Erik Gilje is an Assistant Professor of Finance at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, specializing in financial institutions, empirical corporate finance, and energy finance. He pioneered Wharton’s first course on Energy Finance and has extensive industry experience in oil and gas analytics, having co-founded Oseberg, LLC. PhD in Finance, Boston College BSc in Engineering, Cornell University His research explores the intersection of energy markets, corporate finance, and economic impacts of resource shocks, with a focus on shale booms, hedging strategies, and wealth effects on firm and household behavior. His recent publications analyze topics such as human capital reallocation, oil benchmark failures, and debt dynamics in energy sectors, reflecting a trend toward understanding market anomalies and resource-driven economic shifts. No scientific awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided text. He has collaborated with firms like ExxonMobil Corporation and Citi Equity Research, and his work bridges academic insights with practical applications in energy finance and corporate decision-making.
Tone Walford (they/them) is an Associate Professor in Anthropology at University College London's Department of Anthropology. Their work bridges anthropology with digital studies, environmental science, and justice frameworks, focusing on how digital data transforms social and cultural practices globally. Walford's research explores the effects of exponential digital data growth on social and cultural imaginaries. Their doctoral fieldwork examined climate scientists and technicians in the Brazilian Amazon, tracing relationships between scientific digitization practices and their social-political effects. Current research investigates data politics in international observational science and how concepts like 'person,' 'environment,' and 'ownership' are reconfigured in informational landscapes traversing the gaps between expert and civic, neoliberal and grassroots, natural and artificial domains. Walford's publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly engagement from 2012 through 2024. Their work reveals evolving themes from Amazonian climate science practices to broader theoretical frameworks for understanding data's societal role. Recent publications like 'The Sage Handbook of Data and Society' (2024) and 'Map, Territory, and Everything in Between' (2024) show continued focus on how data shapes territorial politics and environmental governance, particularly examining data justice across different communities worldwide. As an academic collaborator, Walford has worked extensively across disciplines including environmental science, physics, and data science. Their edited volume 'Lineages and Advancements in Material Culture Studies' (2020) showcases commitment to innovative methodological frameworks that address human experiences requiring new analytical approaches, including digital objects, infrastructure, data, and medical materiality.
Timothy Waligore is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Relations and Global Studies at Pace University, within the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences. His scholarship bridges political theory, global justice, and historical injustice, with a strong focus on Indigenous rights, Kantian philosophy, and reparations. He frequently collaborates with international scholars, notably Lukas H. Meyer at the University of Graz, where he serves as a Guest Professor during the summer. Ph.D., Political Theory, Columbia University B.A., Government, Dartmouth College Waligore’s research interests center on the moral and political implications of historical injustice, particularly concerning Indigenous peoples. He critically engages with theories of supersession, structural injustice, and cosmopolitan right, drawing from Kant, Rawls, and contemporary theorists. His work explores how past injustices shape present obligations, emphasizing symbolic and material reparations, the legitimacy of political societies, and the importance of intergenerational justice. He also investigates themes of domination, self-respect, and assurance in global contexts. His recent publications analyze Jeremy Waldron’s supersession thesis, the temporal orientation of justice, and the ethical treatment of the dead in political theory. His 2025 article in Journal of Social Philosophy on Grave Injustice introduces a framework for avoiding disrespect toward victims of historical wrongs. He has co-edited influential volumes such as Rectifying Historical Injustice: Debating the Supersession Thesis (Routledge, 2023) and Domination and Global Political Justice (Routledge, 2015). Global Justice Network Association for Political Theory Western Political Science Association American Political Science Association Waligore has held postdoctoral fellowships at McGill University, Queen’s University, and the Justitia Amplificata Center at the University of Frankfurt. He has taught at numerous institutions, including Smith College, Columbia University, and York College (CUNY). His academic leadership includes coordinating the Global Studies major and directing the International Relations program at Pace. He maintains an active research profile with recent publications in top journals such as Politics, Philosophy & Economics , Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy , and Journal of Social Philosophy .
Associate Professor Bobae Choi is a faculty member in the School of Business at The University of Queensland's Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, specializing in financial accounting and financial analysis. Her research investigates the relationship between corporate financial/non-financial information and firm performance, with significant contributions to top-tier journals including Contemporary Accounting Research and European Accounting Review. Her academic credentials include: Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Master of Management Engineering (Research) from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology PhD in Management Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Professor Choi's research spans financial reporting , corporate governance , CEO compensation , CSR/ESG , and carbon accounting . She examines how non-financial disclosures impact valuation, with recent work focusing on carbon management systems and emissions disclosure. Her methodology combines archival financial data with international comparative analysis, particularly examining Australian and Korean markets. Over the past five years, her publication trajectory shows intensified focus on climate-related financial reporting, exploring carbon disclosure's effects on firm risk, value relevance, and debt structures. This research addresses critical gaps in sustainability accounting literature through empirical analysis of multi-country datasets. Professor Choi serves as Associate Editor for the Australian Accounting Review and is a Technical Committee member for AFAANZ. She has provided editorial services for leading journals including Journal of Business Ethics and Corporate Governance: An International Review. In teaching, she coordinates undergraduate and postgraduate courses in financial accounting, financial statement analysis, and valuation. She actively mentors students through research supervision and has developed curriculum integrating real-world sustainability reporting frameworks. Her industry engagement includes collaborations with Australian corporations on carbon accounting practices.
Zohar Goshen is the Jerome L. Greene Professor of Transactional Law at Columbia Law School, Columbia University. He holds a full-time faculty position and focuses on corporate law, governance, securities regulation, and corporate finance. His academic contributions include widely recognized articles in top legal journals, such as Barbarians Inside the Gates (2022) and The Death of Corporate Law (2019). He has been honored with the Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2006 and 2019, making him only the third repeat recipient. Education: S.J.D. (1991), LL.M. (1990), Yale Law School; LL.B. (1987), Hebrew University. Research interests center on corporate governance reforms, securities regulation, and the intersection of law and economics. His work often addresses contemporary challenges like shareholder activism, common ownership effects on labor markets, and regulatory frameworks for financial markets. He previously served as Chairman of the Israel Securities Authority (2008–2011), implementing major corporate governance reforms and establishing a specialized corporate court. He co-directs the Center for Israeli Legal Studies, fostering academic exchange through lectures, seminars, and conferences. Current courses include Corporate Governance and the Public Corporation and Advanced Corporate Law: Control Changes and Challenges . Key achievements include advancing legal scholarship on corporate law’s evolving role, reforming Israeli corporate law, and contributing to securities regulation discourse. His research bridges theoretical insights with practical regulatory challenges, shaping both academic and policy landscapes.
Yin WANG is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Co-Director of the Master of Science in Accounting (Data & Analytics) program at Singapore Management University's School of Accountancy (SOA). He holds a PhD in Management Science (Accounting) from HEC Paris and was a Visiting PhD Research Scholar at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. Prior to academia, he worked as a Manager in BNP Paribas' Management Control Department. His research focuses on disclosure effects, advertising spillover, financial intermediaries, ESG disclosure, and corporate governance, with publications in Contemporary Accounting Research and The Accounting Review . He has received multiple awards, including the AAA FARS Excellence in Reviewing Award and SMU teaching accolades. Teaching: Courses include Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, and Private Equity at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Appointments: Ad-hoc reviewer for top journals, co-advisor for PhD students, and faculty coordinator for ACCT101 Financial Accounting. Grants: Singapore MOE Tier 1 Academic Research Fund (2019), SMU Special Research Grant (2018). Dr. Wang is actively involved in doctoral education and industry partnerships, bridging academic research with practice in areas like digital transformation and ESG. He has lived and worked across China, France, the US, the UK, and Singapore.
Martin C. Schmalz is a Professor of Finance, Economics, and Real Estate at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK. He serves as Director of the Future of Real Estate Initiative and explores strategic interactions between shareholders, firms, and regulators. PhD in Economics from Princeton University (2012) Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Universität Stuttgart (2007) His research spans corporate finance, behavioral finance, asset pricing, and real estate economics. Key areas include common ownership effects on competition, anxiety-driven risk behavior, and macroeconomic influences on corporate financial decisions. His peer-reviewed work appears in leading journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Finance. Awards include the Brattle Group Distinguished Paper Prize. He teaches real estate, valuation, corporate finance, and AI to business, engineering, law, and executive students. Outside academia, he consults ultra-high-net-worth individuals on governance, succession planning, and asset allocation.
