Johann BARCHECHATH

Johann Barchechath is Program Director of the MSc Financial Markets & Investments at Skema Paris. He is a seasoned finance professional and professional lecturer with over 25 years of experience across capital markets, private banking, and asset management. He has held senior leadership and expert roles in major European financial institutions—including CA-CIB, BNP Paribas Fortis, Leonteq, Candriam and Engie.

Throughout his career, Johann has led multicultural teams and driven strategic projects across Europe, Asia, and the Americas with a focus on risk management, financial innovation, and client satisfaction. He also possesses significant expertise in digital transformation projects, business process optimization, and the use of advanced data analytics and programming (SQL, VBA, Python, ETL, PowerBI, BigQuery).

Johann holds an Executive MBA from London Business School, and master’s degrees in finance, Econometrics and Statistics from Toulouse School of Economics. He also pursued advanced certification in Lean Six Sigma project management.

As an professional lecturer, Johann has been teaching finance since 2001 in leading universities and business schools—including SKEMA Business School (Sophia Antipolis, Paris, Raleigh), Toulouse School of Economics, and Université Paris Dauphine. His teaching covers corporate and market finance, derivatives valuation, structured products, and risk management. His pedagogy emphasizes a balance between academic rigor and practical applications, supplemented by case studies, real-life simulations, and innovative digital tools.