Sergei Sarkissian

Biography

 

 

Sergei Sarkissian is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Faculty of Management of McGill University. His research and teaching interests are in Investments and International Finance. Specifically, he focuses on asset pricing, cross-listed securities, fund performance, and market anomalies.

 

Prof. Sarkissian has made presentations at major finance conferences, such as the American, European, and Western Finance Association Meetings, many specialized conventions, as well as university seminars around the world. His work has been published in the leading academic journals, including the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, appeared in practitioner journals, as well as featured in the popular press in North America and Europe, such as The New York Times, Le Temps, and others.

 

Prof. Sarkissian is a recipient of some of the most competitive professional awards. His research has been recognized by the Swiss Finance Institute for its significant contribution to the field of finance, while his refereeing activity is acknowledged with the Outstanding Referee Award by the Editors of the Review of Financial Studies. He is currently serving on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and for many years has been involved in organizing the McGill Conference on Global Asset Management.

 

He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Washington.