Professors

Florencio LOPEZ DE SILANES MOLINA

Professor

Corporate finance, Gouvernance d'entreprise, family firms, law and finance, regulation of financial markets and banks, state-owned enterprises and legal reform, deregulation

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Florencio LOPEZ DE SILANES MOLINA

Academy

Globalization

Research center

Finance & Accounting Insights on Risk and Regulation

Location

Sophia Antipolis

Discipline

Finance

Florencio Lopez de Silanes is Professor of Finance and Associated Dean for Academic Strategy. He has also been a professor at Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Amsterdam, EDHEC, and the Ecole Normale Superieur in Paris. His lifetime academic citations place him among the three most widely cited business authors in the world according to the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) and Thomson Scientific’s Essential Science indicators. His research interests and main publications are in corporate finance, corporate governance, family firms, law and finance, regulation of financial markets and banks, state-owned enterprises, and legal reform and deregulation.

Education
2018
HDR in Investor Protection: Origins - Impact - and Reforms, Université Côte d'Azur, France
2005
PhD, Harvard University, United States of America
2002
Master of Arts, Economics, Harvard University, United States of America
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2017
Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
Other academic affiliations and appointments
Since 2017
Associate Dean for Academic Strategy, SKEMA Business School, France
Research grants, Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
2023
Top 5 Most Cited Authors in Business in the World, SSRN rankings, https://hq.ssrn.com/rankings/Ranking_display.cfm?RequestTimeout=5000&TRN_gID=2&TMY_gID=10&runid=76266, United States of America
2014
Second or Third Most Cited Researcher in the World in the area of Business and Economics, starting on November 2004 to date, Essential Science Indicators Index, http//www.in-cites.com/top/
2009
Chevalier de La Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor), award granted by the President of France for 20 years of work, merit and integrity
2007
All Star Paper, Prize given to "Investor Protection and Corporate Governance," for achieving a high number of citations since publication, Journal of Financial Economics
2004
Research Opportunities in Math and Economics, Yale University, Summer Grant 2004., Yale University
2004
Yale Center for International and Area Studies, Faculty Research Grant 2004-2005., Yale University
2002
100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow 2003, selected by the World Economic Forum's Management Board as one of the "100 outstanding international leaders for business and society in 2003.", World Economic Forum, Switzerland
2000
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Faculty Research Grant 1996-1997 and 1999-2000., Harvard University
2000
Jensen Prize for Best Papers of the Journal of Financial Economics in the Areas of Corporate Finance and Organizations 2000, second prize given to "Investor Protection and Corporate Governance.", Journal of Financial Economics
1999
Brattle Prize of the Journal of Finance for Distinguished Paper 1999, given to "Corporate Ownership Around the World", American Finance Association
1996
National Award of Law and Economics 1996, first prize given to "Privatization in the United States", National Association of Law and Economics, Mexico
1996
Tinker Field Research Grant, Junior Faculty Award
1995
Wells Prize for the Best Dissertation in Economics, 1995. Thesis: Privatization and Restructuring., Harvard University
1994
Roger F. Murray Prizegiven to "Determinants of Privatization Prices", The Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance, United States of America
1994
Dean's Faculty Research Grant, Harvard Kennedy School
1994
Five-year Prize Fellowship, 1989-1994., Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico
1993
Harvard Field Research Grant, Committee on Latin American and Iberian Studies
1989
Highest Honorary Mention and Diploma (Summa Cum Laude), Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)
1989
Distinction in Teaching Award, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)
Research Grants
2023
International Research Grant of100,000 euros, European Commission, Directorate General for European Anti-Fraud Office, (joint with O. Lopez-Foronda and J. Gallud)
2019
International Research Project EUMODFRAUD (EU proposal 878513 – Hercule III 2019 Legal Training and Studies, HERCULE-2019-LT-AG, approved in 2019, 2nd November 19 de November, 2019 by EUROPEAN COMMISSION within the EU PROJECT H2020 and Hercules III Program.International Research Project EUMODFRAUD (EU proposal 878513 – Hercule III 2019 Legal Training and Studies, HERCULE-2019-LT-AG, approved in 2019, 2nd November 19 de November, 2019 by EUROPEAN COMMISSION within the EU PROJECT H2020 and Hercule
Other research activities
Consulting
1998 - 1999
Consultant, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C. Topics: Bankruptcy Law.
1994
Consultant, governments of China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Yemen. Topics: Financial Markets Reform, Bankruptcy Law, Corporate Law and Privatization
PhD Supervision
2023
B. FERNANDEZ-TAMAYO, SKEMA Business School, PhD thesis, Thesis director
2018
SKEMA Business School, Habilitated for thesis direction, HDR Candidate
Other academic activities
2014
President, Iberoamerican Institute of Law and Finance
2011
Board Member and Member of the Academic Committee, European Capital Markets Institute, Center for European Policy Studies, Belgium
Since 2010
Member, Academia Europaea, Section of Economics
2008
Academic Board Member, Duisenberg Institute of Finance, The Netherlands
2006 - 2007
Board Member, AFORE DE LA GENTE, Mexico
2005 - 2006
Advisor in Corporate Governance, BANSEFI, Mexico
Since 2005
Board Member, Academic Advisory Board, The Fraser Institute, Canada
2003 - 2005
Advisor to the National Banking and Securities Commission ant the Ministry of Finance to develop the new Mexican Securities Markets' Law of 2005., Mexico
2003
Founding Panel Member, International Advisory Panel, Etisalat University College, United Arab Emirates
2003
Founding Board Member, Committee on Best Corporate Practices AVE, Venezuela
2003
Founding Board Member, Advisory Board on Corporate Governance, World Economic Forum, Switzerland
2002
Founding Advisory Board Member, Institute of Public Policy and Development Studies, Universidad de Las Américas, Mexico
2002 - 2004
Board Member, Corporate Board Member's Academic Council, United States of America
2001
Board Member, Advisory Board for Business Environment, Development Gateway, United States of America
2001
Board Member, Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility of the Treasurer of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Pension Investment Management Board, United States of America
2001
Board Member, Expert Group for Development of Mechanisms to Invest Pension Reserves and Draft Laws for Funded Financing of Pension of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Russia
2000
Advisor, Inter-American Investment Corporation. Topics: Evaluation of investments in Latin American Corporations, United States of America
2000
Founding Board Member, Blue Ribbon Panel of Best Corporate Practices, Russian Institute for Corporate Law and Corporate Governance, Russia
1999
Advisor, Bogota Stock Exchange, Ministry of Economic and Social Development, and Confederation of Chambers of Commerce, Colombia
1997
Founding Board Member, Committee of Best Corporate Governance Practices, Stock Market Commission, Mexico
1996
Advisor to various Mexican government ministries and agencies including: National Banking and Securities Commission
1995
Advisor to Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Communications and Transportation
1989
Under-Director of Foreign Trade Policy Design and Member of the Committee of Advisors to the Minister of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development, Mexico
1988
Head of Department and Junior Economic Advisor to the President of Mexico, Council of Economic Advisors to the President of Mexico, Mexico
Since 1950
Advisory Board Member or Consultant for several corporations including: VideoShare Communications Inc. (USA); AAA Asset Management S/C Ltda. (Brazil); Protego S.C. (Mexico); and Coca Cola Co., ROZ Group (Uzbekistan)

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