Dr Seyedmehdi (Mehdi) Hosseini

About me:

I am Associate Professor in Finance and business professional with 10+ years of leadership centered on the finance, analytics, and accounting fields. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for delivering complex financial subject matter in engaging and understandable formats for undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students, as well as for mentoring students and serving as dissertation advisor, I have a verifiable history of contributing directly to student growth and throughout my career. Professional focal points include financial analysis, complex problem solving, economics, accounting, investment strategy, networking, ethics student development, cross-functional team leadership, goal setting, strategic planning, management development, technology solutions, and project management. Delivering superior administration on the latter areas of expertise requires utilization of effective communication skills, as well as business acumen, student needs analysis, academic management and resource management to support efficiency in teaching and mentoring.

Currently, I am Associate Professor in Finance at University of Exeter, joined 2022, and Associate Lecturer in Finance at UCL School of Management and Cardiff University. I worked as a Lecturer in Finance at Coventry University, University of Buckingham, University of Bedfordshire, Lecturer in Financial Accounting with the London School of Commerce, and Lecturer of Economics for International Students with the University of Sheffield. Under my leadership, deliver instruction on Business Finance, Financial Markets, Business Management, Institutional Finance, Dissertation Supervision, and International Corporate Finance.

Colleagues describe me as a progressive, driven, down-to-earth finance and accounting expert with global experience who can be relied on to offer superior solutions that deliver profitable results on time and under budget.

I am pursuing new opportunities and can be reached through this profile

Interests:

• Innovation and FinTech
• Circular Economy
• Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing
• Sustainable Finance
• Asset pricing and Risk Management
• Financial Management
• Machine Learning
• Financial Management

In terms of research, my prior experience was during my MBA study, when I published three papers in international journals, two of them related to environment and business, and presented four papers at international conferences. I received the best graduate research award for one of these presentations. Over the last few years I have developed my research expertise by completing my PhD in Finance. For example, one of my working paper has been presented at the Academy of International Business (AIB) in 2021. I plan to continue this progress by working on other papers and incorporate them in my teaching. My research contributions have been featured in esteemed journals, including the Emerging Markets Review, The International Review of Financial Analysis (IRFA), and European Financial Management.

Qualifications:

PhD in Finance