Franco Fiordelisi

Franco Fiordelisi is a Professor of Banking and Finance at Essex Business School of the University of Essex. He is also the President of the Financial Intermediation Network of European Studies (FINEST). He previously held positions or taught at the Durham Business School, Bocconi University, and University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Franco has received many honors and awards for his scientific outputs and his university teaching skills. IDEAS/RePEc ranks his research in the top 5% in the world (last 10 years) and top 10% in the Fields of "Banking", and "Corporate Finance", as of June 2020. His research revolves around different aspects of bank management, financial risk management, and Fintech. His work has been published in international academic journals (such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Review of Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation, and Journal of Corporate Finance) and presented to primary international conferences (e.g., NBER SI, American Economic Association, American Finance Association, Westen Finance Association, European Finance Association, Financial Intermediation Research Society, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation).

He is currently associate editor of the Journal of Financial Stability, European Journal of Finance, and Economic Modelling. In the past, Franco was associate editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance (2012 -2015). He is currently a fellow of the Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance & Accounting Research (WFA CFAR) at the Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, U.S., where he was also a Fulbright senior scholar in 2011. He has been (and in some cases still is) a visiting researcher and consultant for important institutions, such as the European Central Bank, World Bank, and Federal Reserve of New York.

Accepting Ph.D. students in Financial Intermediation (empirical) and Fintech

Qualifications

• Ph.D. Economics Bangor University,
• MA Banking and Finance Bangor University,