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I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of New Hampshire. I received my Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Florida, and my Ph.D. in Economics from the Middle Tennessee State University.
My research revolves around cybersecurity, market anomalies, and green real estate. I am adept in programming languages such as Python, R, SAS, and Stata, as well as in using advanced tools like machine learning and AI. This expertise allows me to leverage data and statistical inference to address complex business challenges across various domains. My professional background spans both academia and industry, providing me with a unique perspective on applying theoretical concepts to practical challenges. Throughout my career, I have consistently demonstrated the ability to bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical application. Outside of my profesional interests, I teach and practice yoga and other easterns wellness techniques and enjoy mountain climbing, biking, and paddle boarding. I travelled all over the world and enjoyed working in different cultures and locations. Curriculum Vitae Contact: Department of Accounting and Finance Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire, 10 Garrison Ave, Durham, NH, 03824 Office 370C E-mail: svetlana.petrova@unh.edu SSRN Google Scholar ResearchGate |
Research Interests
Cybersecurity, Market Anomalies, Climate Finance and Green Real Estate
EDUCATION
PhD in Finance, University of Florida, 2020
PhD in Economics, Middle Tennessee State University, 2016
MBA, Strategic Management, Moscow International Higher Business School, 2013
BBA&MS in Finance, Finance University under the Government of Russian Federation, 2006
PhD in Economics, Middle Tennessee State University, 2016
MBA, Strategic Management, Moscow International Higher Business School, 2013
BBA&MS in Finance, Finance University under the Government of Russian Federation, 2006
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
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Junior Editor, JREPE, May 2024 - present
- Organizing peer-review process for manuscripts and facilitating the publishing process Board Member, Center for Business Analytics Oversight Board, February 2020 - present - Overseeing Center’s work and guiding consulting services and research activities rendered to clients Assistant Professor of Finance, University of New Hampshire, 2020 - present - Research in Finance, Teaching (Finance, Accounting, Big Data and Programming) Graduate Assistant to Andy Naranjo, University of Florida, 2016 - 2020 - Research in Finance and Real Estate, Teaching (International Finance, Fixed Income) Economist, TCRS, Tennessee Department of Treasury, 2015-2016 - Assisted the fixed income (more than $13.5 billion under management) and equity (more than $25 billion under management) portfolio management groups by providing daily forecasts and developing automated AI forecasting and reporting tools using Bloomberg, Python and R. Graduate Assistant to Joachim Zietz, Middle Tennessee State University, 2014 - 2016 - Research in Economics, Teaching (Financial Planning, Business Economics, Macroeconomics) |
Director, Strategy and Business Development, Mouzenids Group, 2010-2012
- Developed and implemented strategy for international and cross-industry expansion of a Greek travel and airline holding (over 1600 employees). Directly managed over 30 employees. Associate/Manager/Director, Ernst&Young, YNS Audit, DelProf, 2005-2011 - Made a clear career path through series of complex client projects and double promotions - Actively participated in over 40 international and forensic audit and consulting projects, based on IFRS, US GAAP, cross-border taxation, and SEC Regulations compliance - Developed and implemented strategy for international expansion of consulting company business Professional and Executive Teaching - Business Analytics using R (seminar series), University of Florida, 2018 - Analytics and Forecasting using R (seminar), Tennessee Department of Treasury, 2016 - International Financial Reporting Standards (DipIFR), Internal Audit and Risk Management (Certified Internal Auditor), Executive Education, HOCK Training, 2009 - 2013 |
Managerial Experience
- Had over 30 people under direct supervision as a head of strategy
- Managed teams up to 12 people and was in charge for project management in consulting and audit
- Managed collaborative work with coauthors
- Managed multiple teams of senior and master students on their group projects solving financial problems with the help of statistical programming, research methods, and AI.
- Managed teams up to 12 people and was in charge for project management in consulting and audit
- Managed collaborative work with coauthors
- Managed multiple teams of senior and master students on their group projects solving financial problems with the help of statistical programming, research methods, and AI.
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
- Presenter, Contagion: Cybersecurity Market Reaction to Data Breaches, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2024, Dallas, TX
- Seminar, October 2024, upcoming, Contagion: Cybersecurity Market Reaction to Data Breaches, Syracuse University
- Presenter, Going Greener? Urban Exodus and Green Buildings Market after COVID-19, American Real Estate Society Meeting, 2024, Orlando, FL
- Presenter, Contagion: Cybersecurity Market Reaction to Data Breaches, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2023, Fajardo, PR
- Seminar, Going Greener? Urban Exodus and Green Buildings Market after COVID-19, UNH ACFI Department Brown Bag Seminar Series, November 2023
- Seminar, Contagion: Cybersecurity Market Reaction to Data Breaches, UNH Paul College Work in Progress Series, November 2023
- Committee, Bretton Woods Accounting and Finance Ski Conference, 2023, Bretton Woods, NH
- Presenter, Are U.S. Public Pension Funds CIOs Overpaid? Understanding the Role of the CIOs Pedigree in the Pension Funds’ Performance, AFFECT Workshop, 2023, New Orleans, LA
- Presenter, Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Innovation Symposium, 2022, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Presenter, Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Key West, FL
- Discussant/Committee/Reviewer, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Key West, FL
- Presenter, Do Firms Prefer Overqualified Employees? The Impact of Financial Crises on Returns to Education, Northeast Business and Economics Association, 2022, Portsmouth, NH
- Discussant/Committee/Reviewer, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Atlanta, GA
- Presenter, Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Atlanta, GA
- Executive Committee Member, FinTech track, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Washington, D.C
- Discussant/Committee/Reviewer, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2021, Denver, CO
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Northeast Business and Economics Association, 2020, Portsmouth, NH
- Presenter, Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches, 8th Annual OptionMetrics Research Conference, 2019, New York City, Northeast Business and Economics Association 2020
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Orlando, FL
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2019, New Orleans, LA
- Committee/Reviewer/Session Organizer, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2019, New Orleans, LA
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Miami, FL
- Discussant/Committee/Reviewer, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Miami, FL - Discussant, American Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Atlanta, GA
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Florida Finance Conference, 2019, Tampa, FL
- Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2018, San Diego, CA
- Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2017, Boston, MA
- Committee/Reviewer, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2017, Jacksonville, FL
- Presenter/Discussant, Are U.S. public pension funds CIOs overpaid? Understanding the Role of the CIOs Pedigree in the Pension Funds’ Performance, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2017, Jacksonville, FL
- Discussant/Chair, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2016, Las Vegas, NV
- Presenter, Whom Are You Working For? Regulation, 340b Drug Program, and the Healthcare Firm Performance, Midwest Economics Association, 2016, Evanston, IL
- Discussant, Midwest Economics Association, 2016, Evanston, IL
- Presenter, Are U.S. public pension funds CIOs overpaid? Understanding the Role of the CIOs in the Pension Funds’ Performance, Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2016, Atlanta, GA
- Discussant/Session Chair, Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2016, Atlanta, GA
- Presenter/Discussant/Session Chair, S.O.S.: Hiring and Compensation in the Shadow of an Economic Crisis, Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, 2015, New Orleans, LA
- Presenter, Foreclosure Fears: Is Foreclosures Impact On House Prices Objective?, SAS Analytics, 2015, Las Vegas, NV
- Presenter, Dynamic Reporting Systems in Quantitative Portfolio Management and Financial using SAS and R, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2015, Orlando, FL
- Presenter, Analysis of the Impact of Federal Funds Rate Change on US Treasuries Returns using SAS, South Eastern SAS Users Group Annual Meeting, 2015, Savannah, GA
- Presenter/Discussant What Makes Firms Survive an Economic Crisis? Some Evidence from REITs, Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2015, Chicago, IL
- Seminar, October 2024, upcoming, Contagion: Cybersecurity Market Reaction to Data Breaches, Syracuse University
- Presenter, Going Greener? Urban Exodus and Green Buildings Market after COVID-19, American Real Estate Society Meeting, 2024, Orlando, FL
- Presenter, Contagion: Cybersecurity Market Reaction to Data Breaches, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2023, Fajardo, PR
- Seminar, Going Greener? Urban Exodus and Green Buildings Market after COVID-19, UNH ACFI Department Brown Bag Seminar Series, November 2023
- Seminar, Contagion: Cybersecurity Market Reaction to Data Breaches, UNH Paul College Work in Progress Series, November 2023
- Committee, Bretton Woods Accounting and Finance Ski Conference, 2023, Bretton Woods, NH
- Presenter, Are U.S. Public Pension Funds CIOs Overpaid? Understanding the Role of the CIOs Pedigree in the Pension Funds’ Performance, AFFECT Workshop, 2023, New Orleans, LA
- Presenter, Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Innovation Symposium, 2022, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Presenter, Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Key West, FL
- Discussant/Committee/Reviewer, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Key West, FL
- Presenter, Do Firms Prefer Overqualified Employees? The Impact of Financial Crises on Returns to Education, Northeast Business and Economics Association, 2022, Portsmouth, NH
- Discussant/Committee/Reviewer, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Atlanta, GA
- Presenter, Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Atlanta, GA
- Executive Committee Member, FinTech track, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2022, Washington, D.C
- Discussant/Committee/Reviewer, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2021, Denver, CO
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Northeast Business and Economics Association, 2020, Portsmouth, NH
- Presenter, Trading Ahead of the Disclosure: Cybersecurity Breaches, 8th Annual OptionMetrics Research Conference, 2019, New York City, Northeast Business and Economics Association 2020
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Orlando, FL
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2019, New Orleans, LA
- Committee/Reviewer/Session Organizer, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2019, New Orleans, LA
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Miami, FL
- Discussant/Committee/Reviewer, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Miami, FL - Discussant, American Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Atlanta, GA
- Presenter, Cybersecurity Breaches: Firm Disclosures and Stock Market Responses, Florida Finance Conference, 2019, Tampa, FL
- Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2018, San Diego, CA
- Discussant, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2017, Boston, MA
- Committee/Reviewer, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2017, Jacksonville, FL
- Presenter/Discussant, Are U.S. public pension funds CIOs overpaid? Understanding the Role of the CIOs Pedigree in the Pension Funds’ Performance, Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2017, Jacksonville, FL
- Discussant/Chair, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2016, Las Vegas, NV
- Presenter, Whom Are You Working For? Regulation, 340b Drug Program, and the Healthcare Firm Performance, Midwest Economics Association, 2016, Evanston, IL
- Discussant, Midwest Economics Association, 2016, Evanston, IL
- Presenter, Are U.S. public pension funds CIOs overpaid? Understanding the Role of the CIOs in the Pension Funds’ Performance, Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2016, Atlanta, GA
- Discussant/Session Chair, Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2016, Atlanta, GA
- Presenter/Discussant/Session Chair, S.O.S.: Hiring and Compensation in the Shadow of an Economic Crisis, Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, 2015, New Orleans, LA
- Presenter, Foreclosure Fears: Is Foreclosures Impact On House Prices Objective?, SAS Analytics, 2015, Las Vegas, NV
- Presenter, Dynamic Reporting Systems in Quantitative Portfolio Management and Financial using SAS and R, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2015, Orlando, FL
- Presenter, Analysis of the Impact of Federal Funds Rate Change on US Treasuries Returns using SAS, South Eastern SAS Users Group Annual Meeting, 2015, Savannah, GA
- Presenter/Discussant What Makes Firms Survive an Economic Crisis? Some Evidence from REITs, Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2015, Chicago, IL