Sergio Garcia, PhD

Bio

Sergio Garcia, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Finance at CUNEF University. He holds a PhD in Finance (cum laude) from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and a MSc in Finance from the same institution. In the past, he held positions as Assistant Professor in Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE), Visiting Assistant Professor in Universitat de les Illes Balears (2018-2020), and a Visiting Scholar at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (2016). Since 2018, he also regularly collaborates with the MSc in Financial Engineering program at WorldQuant University.

Education

• PhD, Finance – University Carlos III – Madrid, Spain – 2016
• MSc, Finance – University Carlos III – Madrid, Spain – 2012
• BBA – University of Cantabria – Santander, Spain – 2011

Research

• "Options trading and the cost of debt," Journal of Corporate Finance
• "R&D disclosure and short-term investors," R&R The Accounting Review
• "Governance effort reallocation by institutional owners," R&R Journal of Banking and Finance

Employment

• CUNEF University – Assistant Professor of Finance – Madrid, Spain – 2022 to present
• Pontifical University Comillas – Assistant Professor of Finance – Madrid, Spain – 2020-2022
• WorldQuant University – Instructor – 2019 to present
• The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania – Visiting Scholar, Finance Department – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – 2016

WQU Courses

• Financial Markets
• Financial Econometrics
• Risk Management
• Capstone

Fun Fact

Sergio played tennis competitively from ages 5 to 17. "Now," he says, "as any other frustrated tennis player, my hours on the court are devoted to padel, a sport much more benign to your body, and definitely less frustrating."

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