Meet our Experts

Learn about the EDHEC researchers and academics who are at the forefront of climate finance research and its applications.

Noël Amenc
Position: Associate Professor of Finance (Singapore),

Director of the EDHEC Climate Institute

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Noël Amenc is an Associate Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School (based in Singapore), Director of the EDHEC Climate Institute, and Senior Advisor to Scientific Beta, of which he was the found
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Jeanne Amar
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Before joigning EDHEC, Jeanne was Maître de Conferences at University of Côte d’Azur. She holds a PhD in Finance from Aix-Marseille University.
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Rob Arnold
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Sustainability Research Director
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Rob Arnold is Sustainability Research Director at EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute.
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Frédéric Blanc-Brude
Position: Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) Director
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Frederic Blanc-Brude, PhD, is Director of Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA).
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Vincent Bouchet
Position: Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC Venture) ESG Director
Discipline: Finance
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Vincent Bouchet is Scientific Portfolio’s Director of ESG and Climate research.

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Sophie Clot
Position: Associate Professor,

Academic Director for the MSc in Climate Change and Sustainable Finance

Discipline: Economics
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:
Sophie Clot, Ph.D, is Professor of Economics at EDHEC Business School with a teaching expertise in climate economics, sustainable development, business economics, behavioural economics and financial r
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Tinghua Duan
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Tinghua Duan is an Associate Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School. He received Ph.D. in Finance from University of Edinburgh and was a visiting scholar to NYU Stern School of Business.
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Frédéric Ducoulombier
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Programme Director, Climate Regulation Research and Advocac
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Frédéric Ducoulombier is the founding director of EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute at EDHEC Business School.
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Teodor Dyakov
Position: Associate Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Affiliate Member

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:
Teodor Dyakov received his PhD in Finance from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in 2014.
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Rémy Estran-Fraioli
Position: EDHECinfra Executive Director - Climate Risk Ratings
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Rémy Estran-Fraioli, PhD serves as the Executive Director in charge of Climate Risk Ratings at EDHEC Infra & Private Asse

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Gianfranco Gianfrate
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Research Director

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Gianfranco Gianfrate is Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School and Research Director at EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute.
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Qinyu Goh
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Sustainability Data Scientist
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Qinyu Goh specialises in quantifying physical risks and their financial impacts on infrastructure projects worldwide.
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Conor Hubert
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Sustainability Research Engineer
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Conor Hubert is a Sustainability Research Engineer at the EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute, working on helping build the science and engineering evidence to understand infrastructure's sustainabili
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Bertrand Jayles
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Sustainability Data Scientist
Discipline: Finance
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Véronique Le Sourd
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer
Discipline: Finance
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Véronique Le Sourd is a senior research engineer with the EDHEC Climate Institute. She holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics from the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris.

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Thomas Lorans
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Deputy Head of ESG Research
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Nishtha Manocha
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer
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Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Dr. Nishtha Manocha is a Senior Research Engineer focused on the role of ESG in the infrastructure sector. Her experience spans the fields of hydrology, climate adaptation and water policy.

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Lionel Martellini
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Advisor

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Lionel Martellini is a Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School and the former Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute.
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Lionel Melin
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Associate Researcher
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Lionel Melin works with the “Impact of Climate Change on Asset Prices” research team at EDHEC Climate Institute, including focussing on a novel DICE model implementation.

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Fabien Nugier
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer
Discipline: Climate Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Dominic O'Kane
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Research Director

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Jeanette Orminski
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior ESG & Sustainability Researcher
Discipline: Communication
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Aurore Porteu de la Morandière
Position: Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC Venture) ESG & Quant Researcher
Discipline: Finance
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Aurore Porteu de La Morandière joined Scientific Portfolio's ESG and Climate research team in 2022 after she graduated from the double degree Master in Management and MSc in Financial Markets at ED

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Julien Priol
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Junior ESG Researcher
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Riccardo Rebonato
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Research Director and Senior Advisor

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Riccardo Rebonato is Scientific Director of EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute and Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School.
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Nicolas Schneider
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer - Macroeconomist
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Nicolas Schneider is a Senior Research Engineer and Empirical Macroeconomist at EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute.
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Anthony Schrapffer
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Scientific Director
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Benoît Vaucher
Position: Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC Venture) Director of Research
Discipline: Finance
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Benoit Vaucher is Scientific Portfolio’s Director of Research.

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Fangyuan Zhang
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Fangyuan Zhang is a senior research engineer at EDHEC Climate Institute where she contributes to the research programme looking at the implications of climate change on asset prices and investment man
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