EDHEC-Risk Institute International Advisory Board
Upholding High Standards of Corporate Governance
Theo Jeurissen, Chairman of EDHEC-Risk Institute's International Advisory Board, Chief Investment Officer, PMT
EDHEC-Risk Institute has adopted a strict corporate governance structure and rigorous processes which guarantee (both) the scientific quality and the operational relevance of its activities. The centre’s dual management and its international advisory board enforce strict validation and evaluation processes to ensure that all efforts remain focused on issues which are central to the development of the profession.
Dual management structure
EDHEC-Risk Institute is headed by a director and a scientific director. The scientific director is the academic authority responsible for the quality of the centre’s research. A renowned scholar, Professor Lionel Martellini manages the research team and supervises all programmes and projects. The director of the centre is in charge of business policy and overall management. With considerable experience in asset management as both an academic and a practitioner, Professor Noël Amenc decides upon strategic partnerships and reviews research proposals from a business viewpoint. Directors screen proposals and oversee work in progress to ensure that all research carried out within the centre contributes to programmes which have been endorsed by the advisory board.
External validation and evaluation by international experts
In line with best practices of corporate governance, EDHEC-Risk Institute has set up an advisory board which brings together distinguished scholars, representatives of regulatory bodies, as well as senior executives from business partners and other leading institutions. These international experts discuss the relevance and goals of the research programme proposals presented by the centre’s management and evaluate research outcomes with respect to their potential impact on industry practices.
The board also advises on the objectives and contents of projects deriving from the expertise of the research centre thereby ensuring that graduate and executive programmes remain at the forefront of developments in the marketplace.
Members of EDHEC-Risk Institute's International Advisory Board
- Chairman: Mr Theo Jeurissen, Chief Investment Officer, PMT and Chairman of the Investors’ Committee, Dutch Association of Industry-wide Pension Funds.
- Mr Noël Amenc, Professor of Finance, Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute.
- Mr Mark Anson, President and Executive Director, Investment Service, Nuveen Investments.
- Mr Robert Arnott, Chairman and Founder of Research Affiliates, LLC.
- Mr Stefan Bichsel, Executive Board Member and Head of the Asset Management & Trading Division, BCV, and former Chairman, EFAMA.
- Mr David Blackwood, Group Finance Director, Yule Catto & Co.
- Mr Sid Browne, Chief Investment Officer, Yeshiva University.
- Mr Carlo Comporti, Secretary General, CESR.
- Mr Alain Dubois, Chairman, Lyxor Asset Management.
- Mr Johan van der Ende, Chief Investment Officer, PGGM.
- Mr Jacques d'Estais, Head of Asset Management and Services, BNP Paribas.
- Mr Patrick Fenal, Chief Executive Officer, Unigestion.
- Mr Jean-René Giraud, Director of Business Development, EDHEC-Risk Institute.
- Mr Alain Hindié, Member of the Manager Selection Committee, FRR and Member of the Investment Committee, ADDAX Asset Management.
- Mr Fathi Jerfel, Chief Executive Officer, Crédit Agricole Structured Asset Management.
- Mr Robert R. Johnson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CFA Institute.
- Mr Jean-Louis Laurens, Managing Partner, Rothschild & Cie Gestion.
- Mr Xavier Lépine, Chairman, Groupe UFG.
- Mr François-Serge Lhabitant, Associate Professor, EDHEC Business School, Chief Investment Officer, Kedge Capital.
- Mr Jaap F. Maassen, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Pension Officer, APG Investments.
- Mr Mark Makepeace, Chief Executive, FTSE.
- Mr Wolfgang Mansfeld, Managing Director, Union Asset Management.
- Mr Philippe Marchessaux, Head of BNP Paribas Investment Partners and CEO of BNP Paribas Asset Management.
- Mr François Marion, Managing Director, CACEIS.
- Mr Lionel Martellini, Professor of Finance, Scientific Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute.
- Mr Gumersindo Oliveros, Chief Executive Officer, KAUST Investment Management Company.
- Mr Peter Reitz, Member of the Executive Board, Eurex.
- Mr Lars Rohde, Chief Executive Officer, ATP.
- Mr Günther Schiendl, Director and CIO, VBV-Pensionskasse.
- Mr Nicolas Sobczak, Chief Investment Officer, FRR.
- Mr Philippe Teilhard de Chardin, Global Head of Prime Brokerage Group, Newedge.
- Mr Erik Valtonen, Chief Investment Officer, AP3.
- Mr Cees Vermaas, Executive Director Sales & Relationship Management, European Cash Market, NYSE Euronext.
- Mr William de Vijlder, Managing Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Fortis Investments.
- Mr Thibaud de Vitry, Member of the Executive Committee and Global Head of Investment Solutions, AXA Investment Managers.
- Mr Dan Waters, Director of Retail Policy and Asset Management Sector Leader, Financial Services Authority.
- Mr Ton van Welie, Chief Executive Officer, ORTEC Finance.
- Mr Christopher J. Woods, former CIO, Man Global Strategies.
