Marc Chesney

Education

• 1994: «Habilitation à diriger des recherches», Panthéon-Sorbonne University
• 1989: Ph.D. in Finance, University of Geneva
• 1986: Master’s degree in Economics, (Diplôme d'Économie Politique) University of Geneva
• 1984: Master’s degree in Econometrics (Diploma of Advanced Studies in Econometrics: DEA), Université de Paris
• 1983: Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics (Diploma of Advanced Studies: DEA), Université de Paris

Research Interest

• Financial crises
• The systemic risk generated by financial innovation and global debt
• Financial markets manipulations
• Insider Trader Activities
• Globalisation and Financialisation of the Economy
• Global Warming and the Financial Sector

Other Professional Activities

• Chair of the Center of Competence for Sustainable Finance, University of Zurich
• President of the AREF Association (L’Association pour le Renouvellement de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement en Economie et Finance), based at the University of Fribourg
• Steering committee member of the Sustainability Research Initiative of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) and Chair of the working group: Economic and finance systems for wellbeing
• Board member of the Ethos Foundation
• Finance Watch member