PhD Placements
This is a list of some former PhD students and their present positions. The list does not include all former PhD students.
During their time at SSE and other internationally renowned universities, our faculty members have advised PhD students with first placements at Amsterdam, Bocconi, Carnegie-Mellon, Chicago, Columbia, Copenhagen Business School, Harvard, HEC Montreal, LBS, McGill, Nova, Tilburg, University of Zurich as well as the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, BlackRock, or Goldman Sachs. Here is a comprehensive overview of our recent placements of SSE students in Finance.
PhD 2024
Martin Waibel, Economist, Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Jiaxin Wu, Lecturer in Finance, University of Glasgow
Jiaxin Wu, Lecturer in Finance, University of Glasgow
Mustafa Bulut, Postdoctoral Fellow, SHoF and Misum
PhD 2023
Felix Wilke, Assistant Professor, Nova School of Business and Economics
Valentin Schubert, Economist, Research Department of Sveriges Riksbank
Michael Klug, Senior Financial Risk Management Consultant, ZEB
Valentin Schubert, Economist, Research Department of Sveriges Riksbank
Michael Klug, Senior Financial Risk Management Consultant, ZEB
PhD 2022
Henrik Talborn, Head of National Data Center, Swedish House of Finance
Katarina Warg, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School
Hendro Sugandi, Associate, APG Asset Management
Yevheniia Hrabovska, Analyst, Twigeo
Henrik Talborn, Head of National Data Center, Swedish House of Finance
Katarina Warg, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School
Hendro Sugandi, Associate, APG Asset Management
Yevheniia Hrabovska, Analyst, Twigeo
PhD 2021
Andreas Johansson, Assistant Professor, Lund University
Yavor Kovachev, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago
Xingyu Zhu, Economist, the Bank of International Settlements
Yavor Kovachev, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago
Xingyu Zhu, Economist, the Bank of International Settlements
Yue Tang, Associate Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Mahamadi Ouoba, ESG Quantitative Researcher, Haskayne School of Business
PhD 2020
Alberto Allegrucci, Senior research analyst at S&P Global
Ivika Jäger, Postdoctoral Researcher and Data Agent at Aalto University
Laszlo Sajtos, Analyst at the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis
Yingjie Qi, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School
Ivika Jäger, Postdoctoral Researcher and Data Agent at Aalto University
Laszlo Sajtos, Analyst at the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis
Yingjie Qi, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School
PhD 2018
Tommy von Brömsen, Riksbanken
Vasilis Dedes, Quantitative Researcher, Black Rock
Tolga Demir, Assistant Professor, Sabanci University
Marcus Ibert, Economist, The Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Erik Sverdrup, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Viktor Thell, Analyst, Finansinspektionen
Tolga Demir, Assistant Professor, Sabanci University
Marcus Ibert, Economist, The Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Erik Sverdrup, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Viktor Thell, Analyst, Finansinspektionen
PhD 2017
Valeri Sokolovski, Assistant Professor, HEC Montreal
Fatemeh Hosseini, Assistant Professor, Tilburg University.
Jieying Li, Economist at the Financial Stability Department at the Riksbank.
PhD 2016
Ricardo Lopez Aliouchkin, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Tomas Thörnqvist, Research Assistant Professor, HKUST
Egle Karmaziene, Assistant Professor, University of Groningen
Ricardo Lopez Aliouchkin, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Tomas Thörnqvist, Research Assistant Professor, HKUST
Egle Karmaziene, Assistant Professor, University of Groningen
PhD2015
Mariana Khapko, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough
Nikita Koptyug, Research fellow, Researsh Institute of Industrial Economics
Kristoffer Milonas, Bank of England, Research Economist
PhD 2014
Jan Schnitzler, Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Markus Hartwig, Co-Founder GreenStone Energy GmbH
Alberto Crosta, Financial Market Analyst at Finansinspektionen
Rafael de Rezende, Central Bank of Sweden
Àdám Faragó, Assistant Professor, University of Gothenburg
Àdám Faragó, Assistant Professor, University of Gothenburg
Johannes Breckenfelder, European Central Bank, Frankfurt
Andreas Nilsson, Sonanz
PhD 2013
Kristoffer Lindensjö, Derivatives Trader, Handelsbanken Capital Markets
Patrick Augustin, Assistant Professor, McGill University
Hamid Boustanifar, Assistant Professor, BI Norwegian Business School
PhD 2011
Linus Kaisajuntti, Danske Markets Stockholm
Joakim Bång, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Linus Kaisajuntti, Danske Markets Stockholm
Joakim Bång, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
PhD 2010
Daniel Sunesson, Special Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Stockholm, Sweden
Linus Siming, Assistant Professor, Bocconi University, Milano, Italy
Reimo Juks, Sveriges Riksbank
PhD 2009
Henrik Hasseltoft, Assistant Professor, University of Zurich, Schweiz
Thomas Jansson, Sveriges Riksbank, Research Department, Stockholm, Sweden
Samuel Lee, Assistant Professor, Stern School of Business, New York, USA
Agatha Murgoci, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
PhD 2008
Mikael Elhouar, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Raana Farooqi-Lind, Senior Administrative Officer, Financial Law and Economics Division, Ministry of Finance, Stockholm, Sweden
Maria Strömqvist, Quantitative Analyst, Brummer Multi-Strategy, Stockholm, Sweden
Johan Söderström, Manticore Capital, Brummer & Partners, Stockholm, Sweden
PhD 2007
Krister Ahlersten, Credit Risk Analyst, Handelsbanken, Stockholm, Sweden
Mia Hinnerich, Postdoctoral fellow, Aarhus University, Denmark
PhD 2006
Raquel Gaspar, Assistant Professor, ISEG, Departamento Gestão, Financas Universidade Tècnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Irina Slinko, Head of Quant Modeling and Research, SEB, Stockholm, Sweden
PhD 2005
Andriy Bodnaruk, Assistant Professor, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Roland Nilsson, Investment Management Practice, Asset Allocation Team, Hewitt, London, UK
Per Östberg, Assistant Professor, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway
Andriy Bodnaruk, Assistant Professor, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Roland Nilsson, Investment Management Practice, Asset Allocation Team, Hewitt, London, UK
Per Östberg, Assistant Professor, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway
PhD 2004
Anders Anderson, Deputy Director, SIFR, Stockholm, Sweden
Magnus Blix, Associate Director, Barclays Capital, London, UK
Jens Nystedt, Emerging Markets Team, GLG Partners, London, UK
Anete Pajuste, Research Associate, Baltic International Center for Economic Policy Studies, Riga, Latvia and Stockholm, Sweden
Sven Skallsjö, Portfolio Manager, Axial Investment Management, London, UK
PhD 2003
Iryna Ivaschenko, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA
PhD 2002
Mattias Nilsson, Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, USA
PhD 2001
Stefan Engström, AGENTA Advisors AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Magnus Hyll, Vice President, Merill Lynch Commodoties, London, UK
PhD 2000
Göran Robertsson, Deputy Director, Swedish Institute for Financial Research (SIFR), Stockholm, Sweden
PhD 1999, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Ulf Axelsson, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
PhD 1998
Joel Reneby, Manager, Advisory Services, Moody’s KMW, London, UK
Karin S. Thorburn, Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA
Joel Reneby, Manager, Advisory Services, Moody’s KMW, London, UK
Karin S. Thorburn, Professor, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA
PhD 1998, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Patrik Sandås, Professor, University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Charlottsville, USA
PhD 1997, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Per Strömberg, Research Fellow, Swedish Institute for Financial Research (SIFR), Stockholm, Sweden
PhD 1997
Gustaf E. Hagerud, Head of Tactical Asset Allocation, First Swedish National Pension Fund, Stockholm, Sweden
Jan Ericsson, Associate Professor of Finance, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Patrick Säfvenblad, Head of Hedge Fund Research, DnB NOR Asset Management, Stockholm, Sweden
PhD 1996 London Business School, UK
Tomas Valnek, Fixed Income Research, Credit Lyonnais, London, UK
PhD 1996
Johan Molin, Senior Advisor, Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, Sweden
PhD 1994
Gunnar Dahlfors, Carnegie Investment Bank AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Marianne Nessén, Deputy Head of Monetary Policy Department, Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, Sweden
Jonas Niemeyer, Head of Policy and Analysis Division, Financial Stability Department, Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, Sweden
PhD 1993
Gun-Ho Cha, Dean of Graduate School of Management, Professor of Enviromental Management, Hankuk Hangkong University, Koyang-City, South Korea
Peter Högfeldt, Associate Professor, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
PhD 1991
Erik Berglöf, Chief Economist, EBRD, London, UK
PhD 1990 University of Rochester
Ingrid M. Werner, Assistant Professor, Stanford
PhD 1990
Anders Warne, Researcher, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany