François Derrien

François Derrien is a Professor of Finance at HEC Paris. His research is in corporate finance, with a focus on how the environment of firms affects their financing and investment decisions, and ultimately, their performance and value. In that vein, he has studied the impact of security analysts on corporate policies, as well as the effect of the horizon of investors on firms’ decisions. More recently, his work has focused on understanding how local labor markets affect firms. In particular, he studies the impact of local demographics on the ability of firms to innovate and to grow. His work has appeared in top finance journals like the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Financial Economics.

EDUCATION

• 2009 Habilitation a diriger des recherches (Qualified Research Supervisor), Finance, Université Paris Dauphine - France
• 2002 Doctorat es Sciences de Gestion (Ph.D. in Finance), HEC Paris - France
• 2000 Visiting Scholar, Harvard University - USA
• 1999 Visiting Scholar, Darmouth College - USA
• 1997 M.Sc. in Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure - France
• 1996 Diplome Grande Ecole HEC Paris (Master Degree in Management), HEC Paris - France

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Academic responsabilities at HEC

• 2009-2013 Head, Finance Department HEC Paris
• 2010- Professor HEC Paris
• 2007-2009 Head of the recruiting committee, HEC Paris HEC Paris
• 2007-2008 Finance Seminar Organizer, HEC Paris HEC Paris
• 2007- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris