Prof. Dr. Vitor Azevedo
Lehrstuhl für Finanzmanagement, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
Current Position:
W2-Professor of Financial Management, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
Research Interests:
Empirical Asset Pricing
Behavioral Finance
Sustainable Finance
Quantitative Finance
Artificial Intelligence in Finance
Machine Learning in Finance
Academic Career:
Since 2021: W2-Professor of Financial Management, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
2019: Research stay at Yale School of Management, Yale, New Haven, Connecticut (USA)
2018-2021: Postdoctoral Researcher (Akademischer Rat), Technical University of Munich, Department of Financial Management and Capital Markets (Prof. Dr. Christoph Kaserer)
2015-2018: PhD, TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich, Department of Financial Management and Capital Markets (Prof. Dr. Christoph Kaserer), Thesis Title: The Role of Earnings Forecasts in Asset Pricing Models and Estimates of Cost of Capital
2014: Interim Professor, State University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis (Brazil)
2012-2014: Interim Professor, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis (Brazil)
Practical and Entrepreneurial Background:
2010-2012: Portfolio Manager, Somma Investiments (Asset Management), Florianópolis (Brazil)
2008-2010: Stockbroker, XP Investimentos / Banif Invest, Florianópolis (Brazil)
Education:
Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in Finance: TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich, Thesis Title: The Role of Earnings Forecasts in Asset Pricing Models and Estimates of Cost of Capital
Master in Economic Engineering: Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis (Brazil), Research: Asset Pricing Anomalies in the Brazilian Stock Market
Bachelor in Business Administration: State University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis (Brazil), Research: Valuation (DCF)
Research Stay:
April 2019–May 2019: Research Stay with Prof. Jake Thomas, Yale School of Management, Yale, New Haven, CO
Research Area:
Empirical Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, Sustainable Finance, Quantitative Finance, Artificial Intelligence in Finance, Machine Learning in Finance