Athena Tsouderou

Athena Tsouderou is Assistant Professor of Finance at the Miami Herbert Business School. Her research studies climate finance and real estate markets. Athena holds a PhD in Finance, cum laude, and a Master’s in Research from IE Business School (Spain), and a Master’s in Actuarial Science from Columbia University (New York). She has been a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and has presented at top level academic conferences. Her research is related to policy questions, and she often interacts with central banks and other policy institutions. Her research uses econometric techniques, analysing large databases, as well as quantitative models. Her work has received important grants like the ING Think Forward Initiative. Before joining academia she worked as a consultant at Willis Towers Watson in the U.K. and Portugal. Athena has won several awards for teaching excellence. She places great value in strengthening the learning skills of her students and inspiring their curiosity and creativity.