João Cocco
Professor of Finance, London Business School
BA (Universidade Católica Portuguesa) MA PhD (Harvard)
João Cocco is Professor of Finance at London Business School. His research spans a wide range of topics including household finance, banking, corporate governance, asset allocation, real estate finance, and pensions. His work has been published in leading finance and economics journals including Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Journal of Monetary Economics, and has been featured in the Financial Times, The Times, The Actuary, and Pensions Week.
An accomplished teacher, João currently teaches Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance at London Business School across the MBA, Executive MBA, and PhD programmes, and has won numerous teaching awards throughout his career. He has also held several consulting posts.
João has been a member of the London Business School faculty since 1999, serving as Finance Department Chair from 2021 to 2023, Chief Examiner from 2018 to 2021, and Faculty Director in Executive Education from 2014 to 2017. He is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, a Fellow of the Centre for Financial Studies, a Senior Fellow of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research, and a Founding Member of the CEPR Network on Household Finance. He serves as Editorial Board Member of Economic Policy, the Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance.
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Academic and professional experience
Professor of Finance, London Business School
Senior Fellow, Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research
Fellow, Centre for Financial Studies
Finance Department Chair, London Business School (2021–2023)
Chief Examiner, London Business School (2018–2021)
Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research
Faculty Director, Executive Education, London Business School (2014–2017)
Associate Editor, Review of Financial Studies (2014–2017)
Panel Member, Economic Policy (2016–2017)
Research Fellow, Netspar — Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement (2008–2015)
Associate Professor of Finance, London Business School (2006–2013)
Research Affiliate, Centre for Economic Policy Research (2003–2015)
Assistant Professor of Finance, London Business School (1999–2006
Researcher, Research Department, Bank of Portugal (1993–1994)
Awards and honours
Best Teacher Award, First Prize, Masters in Finance, London Business School (2017)
Excellence in Teaching Award, London Business School (2014)
Best Core Programme Teacher Award, First Prize, MBA Programme, London Business School (2014)
Best Teacher Award, First Prize, Executive MBA Programme, London Business School (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007)
Best Core Programme Teacher Award, First Prize, Executive MBA Programme, London Business School (2004)
Junior Faculty Teaching Award, First Prize, London Business School (2003)
Teaching portfolio
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