Lionel Martellini is a Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School and the former Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute. Before joining EDHEC, Professor Martellini was a member of the finance faculty at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. He has also been a visiting Professor at Princeton University and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

He holds Master’s degrees in management, economics, mathematics and statistics, as well as a PhD in finance from the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. Outside of his activities in finance, he has completed a PhD in Relativistic Astrophysics (University Côte d'Azur) and conducts research on the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Professor Martellini is a member of the editorial board of The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Journal of Alternative Investments, and The Journal of Retirement. His work related to investment solutions for individual and institutional investors has been published in leading academic and practitioner journals and has been featured in major European and global dailies such as The Economist, The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has also launched two digital specialization programs, one on Data Science for Investment Management and one on Climate Finance and Sustainable Investing.