Biography

Queen Mary University of London Mile En - Economics

Assistant Professor at Católica Porto Business School
Investment Management
Gonçalo
Faria, PhD, CFA
Other
Gonçalo Faria is Assistant Professor of Finance at Católica Porto Business School and visiting lecturer at the School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London. In the past (2012-2015) was visiting lecturer at Porto Business School, University of Porto. Gonçalo's research interests include portfolio optimization, risk management, asset management and asset pricing with a focus on derivatives pricing, derivative trading strategies, hedge funds, asset allocation, volatility and correlation. Gonçalo is Visiting Researcher in the Finance Department of Imperial College Business School and in the Research Group in Economic Analysis of the University of Vigo. His past research has been published in peer review journals and is current research has been recently awarded with research grants from the IFSID and the Global Risk Institute, from BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU, from INQUIRE Europe and from Netspar at Tilburg University. Gonçalo holds a degree in Economics from Faculty of Economics, University of Porto, is a CFA charterholder and holds a PhD in Financial Economics by the University of Porto. Gonçalo consults for Asset Management companies and Multi-Family Offices and was a Private Equity Fund consultant (2012-2013) and a Managing Partner of a Hedge Fund (2010-2011). Previously worked as an equity analyst (2001-2005) and Proprietary trader (2005-2007) at Bank BPI and as an auditor at Arthur Andersen (2000). Further information at: https://sites.google.com/site/goncaloalbfaria/