Department of Finance 

Former PhD Students

This is a list of some former PhD students and their present positions. The list does not include all former PhD students.
Name Degree and Year
 
Present Position

Kaisajuntti, Linus     PhD 2011 Danske Markets Stockholm
Bång, Joakim PhD 2011 Senior Lecturer
Australian School of Business
University of New South Wales
Sydney
Australia
Sunesson, Daniel PhD 2010 Special Advisor
Ministry of Finance
Stockholm
Sweden
Siming, Linus PhD 2010 Assistant Professor
Bocconi
Milano
Italy
Juks, Reimo        PhD 2010 Sveriges Riksbank
Hasseltoft, Henrik PhD 2009 Assistant Professor
Swiss Banking Institute
University of Zurich
Schweiz
Jansson, Thomas  PhD 2009 Sveriges Riksbank
Research Department
Stockholm
Sweden
Lee, Samuel PhD 2009 Assistant Professor
Stern School of Business
New York
USA
Murgoci, Agatha PhD 2009 Assistant Professor
Department of Finance Copenhagen Business School
Denmark
Elhouar, Mikael PhD 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Finance and Economics
University of Technology
Sydney
Australia
Farooqi-Lind, Raana 
PhD 2008 Senior Administrative Officer
Financial Law and Economics Division
Ministry of Finance
Stockholm
Sweden
Strömqvist, Maria
PhD 2008

Quantitative Analyst
Brummer Multi-Strategy
Stockholm
Sweden

Söderström, Johan
PhD 2008 Manticore Capital
Brummer & Partners
Stockholm
Sweden
Ahlersten, Krister PhD 2007

Credit Risk Analyst
Handelsbanken
Stockholm
Sweden

Castriota, Stefano  Lic 2007 PhD Student
Department of Economics
Universita’ Tor Vergata
Rome
Italy
Hinnerich, Mia  PhD 2007 Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Aarhus University
Denmark
Gaspar, Raquel PhD 2006 Assistant Professor
ISEG
Departamento Gestão
Financas Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
Lisboa
Portugal
Slinko, Irina PhD 2006 Head of Quant Modelling and Research
Group Risk Control, SEB
Stockholm
Sweden
Bodnaruk, Andriy  PhD 2005 Assistant Professor of Finance
Maastricht University
Department of Finance
and Business Administration
Maastricht
The Netherlands
Nilsson, Roland PhD 2005 Investment Management Practice
Asset Allocation Team
Hewitt
London
UK
Östberg, Per
PhD 2005
Assistant Professor of Finance
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Bergen
Norway
Anderson, Anders PhD 2004
Deputy Director
SIFR
Stockholm
Sweden 
Blix, Magnus PhD 2004 Associate Director
Global Financial Risk Management/
Traded Credit Risk
Barclays Capital
London
UK
Nystedt, Jens 

 
PhD 2004
Emerging Markets Team
GLG Partners
London
UK
Pajuste, Anete PhD 2004 Research Associate
Baltic International Center for
Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS)
Riga, Latvia
and
SITE, Stockholm, Sweden
Skallsjö, Sven PhD 2004 Portfolio Manager
Axial Investment Management
London
UK
Ivaschenko, Iryna  PhD 2003 International Monetary Fund
Washington DC
USA
Nilsson, Mattias PhD 2002 Assistant Professor
Department of Management
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
USA
Engström, Stefan PhD 2001 AGENTA Advisors AB
Stockholm
Sweden
Hyll, Magnus  PhD 2001 Vice President
Quantitative Analyst
Merrill Lynch Commodities
London
UK
Isberg, Björn 


Lic 2000 Analyst
Optimal Portföljstrategi
Stockholm
Sweden
Liu-Wijkander, Jianying
Lic 2000 Senior Administrative Officer
Ministry of Finance
Stockholm
Sweden
Robertsson, Göran  PhD 2000 Deputy Director
Swedish Institute for
Financial Research (SIFR)
Stockholm
Sweden
Axelsson, Ulf PhD 1999
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Research Fellow
Swedish Institute for
Financial Research (SIFR)
Stockholm
Sweden
Cronqvist, Henrik  Lic 1999 Instructor of Finance
The Ohio State University
Fisher College of Business
Department of Finance
Columbus
USA
Sällström, Torbjörn  Lic 1999 Program Director
IFL at Stockholm School of Economics
Sweden
Reneby, Joel  PhD 1998 Manager, Advisory Services
Moody's KMV
London
UK
Sandås, Patrik
PhD 1998 Carnegie Mellon University, USA
 Professor
University of Virginia
McIntire School of Commerce
Charlottesville
USA
Thorburn, Karin S. PhD 1998 Professor
Tuck School of Business
Dartmouth College
Hanover
USA
Ericsson, Jan 

PhD 1997
Associate Professor of Finance
McGill University
Montreal
Canada
Hagerud, Gustaf E. PhD 1997 Head of Tactical Asset Allocation
Första AP-fonden
First Swedish National Pension Fund
Stockholm
Sweden
Strömberg, Per

PhD 1997
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Research Fellow
Swedish Institute for
Financial Research (SIFR)
Stockholm
Sweden
Säfvenblad, Patrick
PhD 1997
Head of Hedge Fund Research
DnB NOR Asset Management
Stockholm
Sweden
Valnek, Tomas PhD 1996
London Business School
Fixed Income Research
Credit Lyonnais
London
UK
Molin, Johan PhD 1996 Senior Advisor
Sveriges Riksbank
Stockholm
Sweden
Dahlfors, Gunnar
PhD 1994 Carnegie Investment Bank AB
Stockholm
Sweden
Nessén, Marianne  


PhD 1994 Deputy Head of Monetary Policy Department
Sveriges Riksbank
Stockholm
Sweden
Niemeyer, Jonas PhD 1994 Head of Financial Policy and Analysis Division
Financial Stability Department
Sveriges Riksbank
Stockholm
Sweden
Barr, Daniel Lic 1993 Chief Economist
Premium Pension Authority (PPM)
Stockholm
Sweden
Cha, Gun-Ho  PhD 1993 Dean of Graduate School of Management
Professor of Environmental Management
Hankuk Hangkong University
Koyang-City, South Korea
Högfeldt, Peter 
PhD 1993 Associate Professor
Stockholm School of Economics
Sweden
Berglöf, Erik PhD 1991
Chief Economist
EBRD
London
UK
Ekdahl, Ossian Lic 1990 Finance Analyst
First AP-fund
Stockholm
Sweden
Warne, Anders PhD 1990 Researcher
European Central Bank
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Werner, Ingrid M. PhD 1990
University of Rochester
 
Professor
Department of Finance
Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University
Columbus
USA

N.B.  Lic. is a degree for two years of study and a smaller thesis.