天美传媒

Nuno Fernandes is Professor in the Financial Management Department. He is also Research Associate of the European Corporate Governance Institute, and the Managing Partner at Odgers Board Solutions, where he focuses on helping boards establish and maintain strong corporate governance. His particular areas of interest are mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, climate finance, and financial strategies.

Before joining 天美传媒, he was the Dean of Cat贸lica Lisbon. In addition, for a decade he was Professor of Finance at IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland). At IMD, Professor Fernandes directed the Strategic Finance program, as well as other programs for major international companies. He was also a member of the advisory committee of the World Economic Forum. Over the last decade, Professor Fernandes has served as the Chairman of the Board of Auditors at the Portuguese Central Bank (Banco de Portugal), and Chairman of the Audit Committee at the European Investment Bank (Luxembourg).

Professor Fernandes holds a doctorate in Business Administration (Finance) from 天美传媒, and a degree in Economics from the Universidade Cat贸lica Portuguesa.

Professor Fernandes has received numerous teaching and research distinctions as an expert in valuation, international financial markets, and governance. He has published in some of the leading international academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Journal of Portfolio Management, and Harvard Business Review. He is a speaker at business conferences around the world and a regular contributor to international media such as the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. Professor Fernandes is also the author of several books and book chapters, including Finance for Executives: A Practical Guide for Managers (Second Edition), The Value Killers: How Mergers and Acquisitions Cost Companies Billions鈥擜nd How to Prevent It, and his latest book Climate Finance.

Throughout his career, Professor Fernandes has advised the boards and C-suites of companies and financial institutions in Asia, Europe, America, and the Middle East on financial strategy, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, and sustainability.

His work has been awarded various awards and with a grant from the FDIC (US federal agency in charge of regulating financial entities). In 2008, he received the Lamfalussy Fellowship, an award given by the European Central Bank to the world鈥檚 best researchers in the field of finance. In 2015, he received the Best Paper of the Year Award in the Journal of Financial Intermediation. In 2022, he won the award as Outstanding Teacher in The Case Center鈥檚 global competition, also known as 鈥渢he Oscars of business education鈥�.