Meet our Experts

Learn about the EDHEC researchers and academics who are at the forefront of climate finance research and its applications.

Noël Amenc
Position: Associate Professor of Finance (Singapore),

Director of the EDHEC Climate Institute

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Noël Amenc, PhD is Associate Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School (based in Singapore) and Director of the EDHEC Climate Institute.
Jeanne Amar
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Before joigning EDHEC, Jeanne was Maître de Conferences at University of Côte d’Azur. She holds a PhD in Finance from Aix-Marseille University.
Rob Arnold
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Lead Resilience and Decarbonisation Specialist
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Rob Arnold, PHD is Lead Resilience and Decarbonisation Specialist at EDHEC Climate Institute.
Frédéric Blanc-Brude
Position: Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA) Director
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Frédéric Blanc-Brude, PhD is founding Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), an index provider specialized in private market data.
Vincent Bouchet
Position: Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC Venture) ESG Director
Discipline: Finance
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Vincent Bouchet is Scientific Portfolio’s Director of ESG and Climate research.

Sophie Clot
Position: Associate Professor,

Academic Director for the MSc in Climate Change and Sustainable Finance

Discipline: Economics
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:
Sophie Clot, Ph.D, is Professor of Economics at EDHEC Business School with a teaching expertise in climate economics, sustainable development, business economics, behavioural economics and financial r
Tinghua Duan
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Tinghua Duan is an Associate Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School. He received Ph.D. in Finance from University of Edinburgh and was a visiting scholar to NYU Stern School of Business.
Frédéric Ducoulombier
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Programme Director, Climate Regulation and Policies
Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Frédéric Ducoulombier heads the Climate Regulation and Policies programme at EDHEC Climate Institute, where his work explores how normative forces influence the integration of climate risks and impact
Teodor Dyakov
Position: Associate Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Affiliate Member

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:
Teodor Dyakov received his PhD in Finance from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in 2014.
Rémy Estran-Fraioli
Position: CEO – Scientific Climate Ratings (an EDHEC Venture)
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Rémy Estran-Fraioli, PhD is Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Climate Ratings (EDHEC venture) and Chairman of the Board at the European Association of Credit Rating Agencies (EACRA).
Gianfranco Gianfrate
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Research Director

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Gianfranco Gianfrate is Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School and Research Director at EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute.
Qinyu Goh
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Sustainability Data Scientist
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Qinyu Goh is a Sustainability Data Scientist at the EDHEC Climate Institute.
Conor Hubert
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Sustainability Research Engineer
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Conor Hubert is Sustainability Research Engineer at the EDHEC Climate Institute, helping to build the science and engineering evidence to understand infrastructure's sustainability risks.
Bertrand Jayles
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Sustainability Data Scientist
Discipline: Finance
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Bertrand Jayles, PhD is Senior Sustainability Data Scientist at EDHEC Climate Institute and focuses on climate risks and scenario analysis.
Véronique Le Sourd
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer
Discipline: Finance
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Véronique Le Sourd is a senior research engineer with the EDHEC Climate Institute. She holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics from the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris.

Thomas Lorans
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Thomas Lorans is Senior Research Engineer at EDHEC Climate Institute. He was previously Deputy Head of ESG and Climate Research at Scientific Portfolio, an EDHEC Venture.
Lionel Martellini
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Advisor

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
Expertise:
Lionel Martellini, PhD is Senior Advisor of EDHEC Climate Institute, Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School and the former Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute.
Lionel Melin
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Associate Researcher
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Lionel Melin, PhD is Associate Researcher at EDHEC Climate Institute.
Fabien Nugier
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer
Discipline: Climate Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Fabien Nugier, PhD is a member of the EDHEC Climate Institute team in Singapore, working as a researcher and developer with more than 10 years of experience in academic studies and the financial indus
Dominic O'Kane
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Research Director

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Jeanette Orminski
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior ESG & Sustainability Researcher
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Jeanette Orminski, PhD is Senior Sustainability and ESG Researcher at EDHEC Climate Institute based in Singapore.
Aurore Porteu de la Morandière
Position: Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC Venture) ESG & Quant Researcher
Discipline: Finance
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Aurore Porteu de La Morandière joined Scientific Portfolio's ESG and Climate research team in 2022 after she graduated from the double degree Master in Management and MSc in Financial Markets at ED

Julien Priol
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Junior ESG Researcher
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Julien Priol is a Junior ESG Researcher at EDHEC Climate Institute.
Riccardo Rebonato
Position: Professor,

EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Advisor

Discipline: Finance
Faculty: Data Science, Economics & Finance
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Riccardo Rebonato, PhD is Senior Advisor of EDHEC Climate Institute and Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School.
Nicolas Schneider
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer - Macroeconomist
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Nicolas Schneider, PhD is a Senior Research Engineer - Macroeconomist at EDHEC Climate Institute, working with the “Climate Scenarios” research team.

Anthony Schrapffer
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Scientific Director
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Anthony Schrapffer, PhD is Scientific Director of Scientific Climate Ratings, also serving as the Scientific Director of EDHEC Climate Institute.
Benoît Vaucher
Position: Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC Venture) Director of Research
Discipline: Finance
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Benoit Vaucher is Scientific Portfolio’s Director of Research.

Fangyuan Zhang
Position: EDHEC Climate Institute Senior Research Engineer
Discipline: Climate Finance
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Fangyuan Zhang, PhD is a Senior Research Engineer at EDHEC Climate Institute where she contributes to the research programme on climate scenarios, seeking to understand and apply them while addressing