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Expertises

corporate finance, corporate governance, 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

Professor

Academy: Globalization

Research centre: Finance & Accounting Insights on Risk and Regulation

Location: SOPHIA

email: florencio.lopezdesilanes@skema.edu

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

Affiliations

Since 2010 Member, Academia Europaea, Section of Economics

2014 President, Iberoamerican Institute of Law and Finance

PhD Supervision

2023 B. FERNANDEZ-TAMAYO, SKEMA Business School, PhD thesis, Thesis director

Professional 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

Other professional activities

Since 2005 Board Member, Academic Advisory Board, The Fraser Institute, Canada

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)

2011 Board Member and Member of the Academic Committee, European Capital Markets Institute, Center for European Policy Studies, Belgium

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

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

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