Konark Saxena is an Associate Professor at ESCP Business School as well as the director of ESCP Center for Finance (ECF) 

Konark’s research focuses on various aspects of investing, including portfolio choice, asset pricing, sustainable finance, the asset management industry, and the effects of interest rates and monetary policy on financial decision-making. His work has been published in top-tier finance journals such as The Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

In addition, Konark conducts interdisciplinary research on climate change, integrating insights from economics, finance, and the physical sciences to optimise resource allocation while promoting environmental sustainability. His contributions in this area have been published in Nature Communications, a leading multidisciplinary journal.

Beyond academia, Konark has significant industry and consulting experience, including his work with UBS Asset Management, in areas such as factor portfolios, multi-asset strategies, macroeconomic factors, carbon-aware investing, downside risk protection, and enhanced indexing. His research has been recognised in practitioner publications such as the Journal of Portfolio Management and Journal of Investing and has been featured in UBS’s Academic Research Monitor and Barclays’ Trending Academic Research. He has also been cited and interviewed by prominent media outlets, including Forbes, ABC News, MSN, 9News, and Ausbiz TV.

Konark teaches courses on investments, portfolio management, and empirical methods in finance, blending his rigorous research background with practical industry insights to provide a comprehensive learning experience.

He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from UCLA in 2011, a Post Graduate Programme in Management from the Indian School of Business (ISB) in 2006, and a B.Tech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2002.