CCAF - Key Persons
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- Professor of Corporate Governance
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- Director of Open Programmes
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- Director of Executive Education
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- Co - Founder and Executive Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance ( CCAF ) at Cambridge Judge Business School, Has Been Appointed Read
Bryan Zhang, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School, has been appointed… Read more
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- Fellow ( Finance ), Cambridge Judge Business School
Chris is an investment professional whose expertise lies in the indexation of equities, fixed income and digital assets as well as governance, policy and regulation, risk, and hedge fund management. As the Head of Index Policy at FTSE Russell, Chris was responsible for index methodologies across all asset classes. Before that he was the Chief Investment Officer at Man Global Strategies, Man Group plc. Chris holds an MBA from London Business School, where he was awarded the Sigmund Edelstone prize for best performance in finance and accounting, a DPhil in Atomic Collision Physics from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Natural Sciences (Physics) from the University of Cambridge.
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- Business Development Director, Open Programmes
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- CEAM Co - Director & Invesco Professor of Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School
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- Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management
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- Professor of Finance and Julian Price Distinguished Scholar of Finance / UNC Kenan - Flagler Business School
Dr Adam Reed researches asset pricing, with a focus on short selling. His work has been published in the top finance journals, and it has featured the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Adam has won a number of research awards and teaching awards, and he was named one of "The World's Best 40 B-School Profs Under the Age of 40" by Poets & Quants and Fortune. He served as a research consultant for the US Securities and Exchange Commission and as a member of the board directors for a number of organizations. Adam received a bachelors degree in mathematics and economics with honors from the University of California at Berkeley, and a doctorate in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre Manager
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- Research Associate
- Research Associate at the Entrepreneurship Centre
Before joining Cambridge Judge Business School, Dr Aghasi held a research fellow position at University of Sussex, where he joined Intrapreneurship Hub, a collaborative research initiative between the School of Business, Management and Economics at the University of Sussex, Renmin University of China, and SDA Bocconi School of Management in Italy. Hub provides a platform to share the latest research findings and offers industry partners customised research projects, confidential analyses and metrics to assess corporate entrepreneurial performance. In his position, he developed a survey aiming at understanding how established companies adopt and apply different mechanisms such as startup programmes (accelerators and incubators), corporate venturing, and acquisition to support innovation, and growth, and instigate self-renewal.
Dr Aghasi obtained his PhD from a double degree programme funded under the Erasmus Mundus programme by the European Commission hosted at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, in 2016. In his thesis, he investigated the determinants behind the turnover of the acquired top managers in acquisition of small high-tech firms which are mainly entrepreneurial ventures. In addition, he worked at the European Commission and national funded projects related to understanding the challenges of growth for European entrepreneurial ventures as the driver of innovation in various sectors including high-tech, knowledge intensive, and cultural creative industries.
Keivan is a research associate at the Entrepreneurship Centre. He received his PhDs from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden). His areas of research revolve around unravelling and alleviating the challenges of growth and transformation of startups into viable businesses as well as measuring the impact of structured support programmes (such as accelerators and incubators) in the startup ecosystem. Keivan has participated and been consulted in several European Commission and national funded projects related to understanding the challenges of growth for SMEs as the driver of innovation in various sectors including high-tech, knowledge intensive, and cultural creative industries.
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- Research Associate
- Research Associate at the Entrepreneurship Centre
Dr Konstantinos Ladas is a Research Associate at the Entrepreneurship Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School. He served as project manager on the relationship of technology and innovation for the School's Executive Education division. Previously he was head of network strategy - responsible for the fixed network - at OTE the incumbent telecom operator in Greece. He has more than 20 years' experience in a broad range of high-level management positions in telecommunications and has served as adviser to the CEO responsible for technology selection and collective labour agreements negotiations.
Dr Ladas holds an MPhil in Technology Policy from Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA. He has authored several papers in electromagnetics, mathematics and business journals.
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- Partner, McKinsey and Company
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- Director of Digital Innovation / Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital
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- Founder and Managing Director of Clinical Services International ( CSI )
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- University Senior Lecturer in Marketing
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- Professor of Finance & Management Studies, Yale School of Management
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- CEAM Chairman, Cambridge Judge Business School
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- Programme Manager, EnterpriseTECH
Dr Ghina Halabi is an astrophysicist, social entrepreneur and public speaker. For more than a decade, her astrophysics research probed one of the most inaccessible regions in the universe, the internal structure and workings of stars. From studying the universe in its constant flux and metamorphosis, she migrated to another that is equally fluid and kinetic: entrepreneurship.
Her work now lies at the intersection of space science, entrepreneurship and education. She joined the Education Team at the Entrepreneurship Centre to help create impactful opportunities for academics to thrive beyond the lab. She also designed and led EnterpriseWOMEN, an entrepreneurship development programme for women founders and CEOs.
Ghina is the first person to receive a PhD in astrophysics from a Lebanese institution, the American University of Beirut. This drives her commitment towards promoting STEM so in 2018 she founded She Speaks Science, a multi-lingual enterprise that helps young people build a positive STEM identity and promotes women scientists with storytelling. She Speaks Science has received funding from the International Astronomical Union and University of Cambridge.
Ghina mentors with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and is a member of its Space for Women project. She is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and sits on the advisory board of Public Engagement at Cambridge University and Arab Science Week. Previously, she was a research scientist at the Institute of Astronomy and a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. Before moving to Cambridge, she worked as a lecturer at the American University of Beirut.
She is a speaker at international conferences and global forums including TEDx and the United Nations, and profiled as subject matter expert in the media including BBC Future, newspapers and podcasts.
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- Senior Open Programmes Manager
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- Associate Professor in Community Enterprise
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- Fellow ( Visiting ), Cambridge Judge Business School
Hiromichi (Hiro) Mizuno is the former Chief Investment Officer of Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). Mr Mizuno led GPIF, the world's largest pension fund, to embrace a long-term vision with a commitment to sustainable investing. He serves on the boards of Tesla and the Principles for Responsible Investment, and is an advisor to the World Economic Forum, Milken Institute, CFA Institute, and several Japanese government ministries. Prior to joining GPIF, Mr Mizuno was a partner of Coller Capital, a London-based private equity firm.
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- Business Development Director, Open Programmes
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- Affiliate & Former Research Associate at CEAM / Lecturer in Finance, the University of Exeter Business School
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- Associate Professor in Accounting
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- Associate Professor in Operations & Technology Management
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- New Wave Partner
- Entrepreneur, Operator Investor, Advisor / Founder & Former CEO of HealthUnlocked
As Director, Karl aims to advance research on digital innovation as well promote the translational impact of such research through knowledge hubs and education outreach programmes. His research interests include digital innovation particularly in regard to health care and fintech contexts, broader themes of innovation such as ecosystem development and leadership, and information systems. Karl has previous experience in industry and academic contexts, holding consulting and management positions in the Cambridge cluster and research positions at the University of Cambridge, Warwick Business School and Leeds Business School.
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- Client Relationship Manager
Dr Konstantinos Ladas is a Research Associate at the Entrepreneurship Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School. He served as project manager on the relationship of technology and innovation for the School's Executive Education division. Previously he was head of network strategy - responsible for the fixed network - at OTE the incumbent telecom operator in Greece. He has more than 20 years' experience in a broad range of high-level management positions in telecommunications and has served as adviser to the CEO responsible for technology selection and collective labour agreements negotiations.
Dr Ladas holds an MPhil in Technology Policy from Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA. He has authored several papers in electromagnetics, mathematics and business journals.
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- Client Relationship Manager
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- Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies in Innovation & Growth
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- Professor in Digital Economy, University of Exeter Business School
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- Professor of Organisational Theory & Information Systems
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- Advisor
- Fellow in Professional Services Leadership & Strategy
- Professor of Information Systems
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- Research Affiliate, Centre for Endowment Asset Management
- Research Associate at the University of Cambridge 's Centre for Endowment Asset Management
Matthias Büchner is a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Endowment Asset Management. His research focusses on applications of machine learning to investment management. Previously, he has undertaken a PhD in Finance & Econometrics at Warwick University, part of which was spent as a Visiting Scholar at the Yale School of Management. Matthias holds an MSc in Financial Mathematics from University College London (UCL) and a BSc in Physics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
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- CEAM Centre Manager
- Centre Manager of the University
Merve is Centre Manager of the University of Cambridge's Centre for Endowment Asset Management (CEAM). Prior to joining CEAM, she was practicing corporate law in Turkey as an in-house lawyer in Istanbul. Merve holds LLM in Economic Law from Galatasaray University, and LLB from Istanbul University.
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- Academic Director
- Professor of IS and Innovation Studies
Michael is Professor of IS and Innovation Studies and Director of Research at Cambridge Judge Business School. He is also Distinguished Visiting Professor of Innovation at the Stockholm School of Economics. He has served as Head of the Organisation Theory & Information Systems group, Director (Associate Dean) of Programmes, and Director of the MPhil in Innovation, Strategy & Organisation programme. He is also a Distinguished Scholar, OCIS Division, Academy of Management. Professor Barrett is currently Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Information & Organization journal responsible for the RICK section. He has consulted with Oracle Canada where he won the Most Valuable Employee award. He continues to provide executive education for many organisations including Thomson Reuters, Statoil, Bank of China, China Mobile, BT, IBM, HP, PWC, Pfizer, Shell, and the World Health Organisation.
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- CEO, Crescent Enterprises
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- Chairman of the Advisory Board
- Chairman of the Advisory Board / Partner & Co - Founder, MW & L Capital Partners / Non - Executive Director, GasLog
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- Non - Executive Chairman, Odgers Berndtson
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- Chairman, the Monument Trust
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- Co - Founder & Chairman, Tailwind Energy
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- Chairman, the Works / Senior Independent Director, SSP Group / Non - Executive Director, at B & M Value Retail
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- CEO & Founder, Quince Consultancy
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- Managing Partner, Textyle Group / Founder and Owner, Culthread London
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- Independent Director of China Education Resources / Executive Director, China 's Stock Exchange Executive Council ( SEEC ) Managing Director, SEEC Holdings
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- Programme Administrator, EnterpriseTECH
Olivia started her administrative career in 2014 working as a hotel receptionist. After a two-year trip to Australia and returning to her hometown of Cambridge, she moved into office-based roles in the construction industry before joining Cambridge Judge Business School's Entrepreneurship Centre in the Education Team back in January 2020. Outside of work she has enrolled in an Executive Personal Assistant online course and is interested in sewing and rag rugging.
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- CEAM Co - Director & Associate Professor in Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School
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- Professor of Innovation & Organisation
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- Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Clinical Engineering, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Professor of Financial Economics, Cambridge Judge Business School
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- Associate Professor in Corporate Governance
Rebecca joined the Entrepreneurship Centre in 2018 intending to build educational programmes on entrepreneurship that serve the research community. The first was EnterpriseTECH in 2018, which has had close to 450 students attend. Then came EnterpriseTECH STAR in 2019 to help researchers begin the journey towards forming their own new ventures.
For close to 20 years, Rebecca's home was the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. She is an organic chemist by training having done her PhD with Professor Chris Abell FRS. Rebecca then worked with Professor Steven Ley CBE FRS (also) in the Department of Chemistry. She was also the Associate Director of the Cambridge-CRUK PhD Training Programme in Medicinal Chemistry led by Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian FRS for ten years. Her research and publications cover many areas of medicinal chemistry, particularly around cancer research.
Rebecca values collaborative efforts and is passionate about cultivating meaningful research impact and creating opportunities for researchers to thrive beyond academia.
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- CEAM Executive Director
- Executive Director of the University of Cambridge 's Centre for Endowment Asset Management
Sarah Carter is Executive Director of the University of Cambridge's Centre for Endowment Asset Management, and previously set up and managed the Master of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School. Before that, she worked for Plan International and for the United Nations Association. She has undertaken PhD coursework and research at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and was awarded an MA with distinction in International Studies by Durham University and a BA (Hons) in Psychology by the University of Hertfordshire.
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- Associate Professor in Marketing
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- Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School
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- Executive Vice - President, R & D BioPharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca
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- Client Relationship Manager
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- Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management
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- Assistant Professor in Information Systems
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- Corporate Business Development Director for Open Programmes at Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education
Steven Grundy is the Corporate Business Development Director for Open Programmes at Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education. Steven works with corporate clients from around the world and across industries and business sectors who are seeking challenging, academically rigorous, yet practical executive development programmes.
Before joining Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education, Steven spent 12 years working for the British Council in Colombia and Mexico. During this time, he was responsible for managing corporate training contracts, opening a new branch of the British Council in Bogota, Colombia and leading the successful teaching business in Mexico.
Steven has recently completed an MBA with Warwick Business School and holds an MA in Digital Technologies, Communication and Education from the University of Manchester and a BSc in Environmental Science from Lancaster University.
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- Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies in Innovation & Growth
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- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for Endowment Asset Management
Tengfei is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Cambridge Judge Business School's Centre for Endowment Asset Management. His research focuses on empirical asset pricing, machine learning in finance, and responsible investing. He received his PhD degree in Finance from Louisiana State University (LSU) in August 2021. His personal website is available
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- Research Fellow ( Finance ), Cambridge Judge Business School
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- Research Fellow, Centre for Endowment Asset Management / Associate Professor of Accounting, LSE
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- Client Relationship Manager