Alexandra Dias
Professor of Finance and Actuarial Science

Profile

Biography

Alexandra Dias is Professor of Finance and Actuarial Science. She joined the School for Business and Society, University of York, in September 2017. Previously, she was Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Leicester School of Business, after being Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick, Warwick Business School.

She received her PhD from the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich). Professor Dias also has an MSc from the Universidade de Lisboa, and a Licenciatura from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

She has published research articles in finance, actuarial science, and mathematical statistics. Her current research interests are in the areas of finance and economics of insurance. She was on the editorial board of the European Journal of Finance, and has served as guest editor for the journal Risks.

She is a fellow of the Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy).

She is member of the “Pensions Gap Working Party” from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

Departmental roles

Co-programme Leader for the BSc in Actuarial Science