Short Biography

Professional qualifications

  • FIAA – Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia
  • CERA – Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary
  • GAICD – Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company directors
  • Actuary SAA – Fully Qualified Actuary with the Swiss Association of Actuaries

Academic Appointments

  • [2020 - ] – Professor (Full) of Actuarial Studies, Centre for Actuarial Studies, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • [2015 - 2020] – Associate Professor of Actuarial Studies, School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, UNSW Australia Business School, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia
  • [2015 - 2018] – Professeur associé en actuariat1, Département de Mathématiques et de Statistique, Faculté des Arts et des Sciences, Université de Montréal (UdeM), Canada
  • [2013 - 2015] – Professeur agrégé en actuariat2, Département de Mathématiques et de Statistique, Faculté des Arts et des Sciences, Université de Montréal (UdeM), Canada
  • [2013 - 2015] – Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, UNSW Australia Business School, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia
  • [2010 - 2013] – Senior Lecturer of Actuarial Studies, School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • [2008 - 2010] – Lecturer of Actuarial Studies, School of Actuarial Studies, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • [2005 - 2008] – Various casual lecturer positions, University of Lausanne & Bordeaux Business School
  • [2003 - 2008] – Teaching and Research assistant, University of Lausanne

Professional Appointments

  • [2023 – 2026] – Non-Executive Director, Management Board of the Theatre Royal (Hobart, Tasmania). Member (Chair from 2025) of the Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee (FRAC).
  • [2021 – 2022] – Elected Councillor, Caulfield Junior College. Convenor, Policy Review and Development Subcommittee
  • [2020 – 2022] – Elected Board Member, École Française Melbourne (EFM) Vice-President since 2021
  • [2018 – 2019] – Non-Executive Director, Lycee Condorcet the International French School of Sydney
  • [2014 – 2015] – Actuarial consulting, Service de consultation en actuariat (Université de Montréal)
  • [2008 – 2012] – Non-Executive Director, Fondation Comoedia, Switzerland (group insurance)
  • [2007 – 2008] – Founder, Executive Director, Fondation Comoedia, Switzerland (group insurance)
  • [2006 – 2008] – Executive Director, Chair, Fondation de prévoyance Artes et Comoedia, Switzerland (pension fund, 200 employers, 2000 insured)
  • [2004 – 2004] – Consultant, La Suisse Assurances (actuarial department for group life), Lausanne, Switzerland

Education

  • 2008: PhD – University of Lausanne, Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne), Actuarial Science (supervisor: Prof. Hans U. Gerber)
  • 2005: Lic Oec – University of Lausanne, Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne), Business, major in Actuarial Science

International Research Awards

Other Academic Awards

  • 2024: Prize for Exceptional Distinction in Research: Research Excellence (Level D-E) category, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics and Melbourne Business School Deans’ Excellence Awards.
  • 2018: The Dean’s Distinguished Leadership Award in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the achievement of the goals of the UNSW School of Business and Strategy 2025.
  • 2011: Australian School of Business Teaching Excellence Award: for “Outstanding Technology-Enabled Teaching Innovation Business School Deans’ Excellence Awards.

Footnotes

  1. ‘Adjunct Professor’ of Actuarial Science↩︎

  2. ‘Associate Professor’ of Actuarial Science↩︎