CV

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2011     PhD in Mathematics, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge

2005     MSc in Mathematics (Part III of the Mathematical Tripos), University of Cambridge 

2004     BSc in Mathematics, American University in Cairo

2021 - present     Assistant Professor of Quantitative Economics, University of St. Gallen

2022 - present     SFI Faculty Member, Swiss Finance Institute

2012 - present     Affiliated Researcher, Consortium for Data Analytics in Risk,  UC Berkeley 

2019 - 2021     Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Basel

2014 - 2018     Senior Researcher and Lecturer, University of St. Gallen

2012 - 2014     Quantitative Strategist, Pictet & Cie

2010 - 2012     Quantitative Researcher, University of California at Berkeley and MSCI Inc

2024 -                  Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Project Grant (approx. CHF 950'000): 

                                 Green Household Finance: A Behavioral Analysis Using High-Frequency Bank Data

2021 - 2024     Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Project Grant (approx. CHF 250'000): 

                                 Sustainable Finance, Inequality and Poverty

2021                     SNF Success Fee (CHF 40'000), University of St. Gallen

2021                     FT50 Success Fee (CHF 10'000), University of St. Gallen

2020 - 2021     WWZ Förderverein Project Grant (approx. CHF 80'000):

                                 Investor Sentiment and Socially Responsible Finance

2017 - 2019     Basic Research Fund, University of St. Gallen (approx. CHF 250'000):

                                 The Foundations of Diversification

2010 - 2011     Marie Curie Research Fellowship (approx. CHF 200'000):

                                 Marie Curie Initial Training Network on Risk Research

2007 - 2010     Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholarship (approx CHF 250'000)