Evgenia Passari is an Associate Professor in Finance at DRM, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and a Research Affiliate in the Centre for Economic Policy Research. She holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Bayes Business School (formerly known as Cass Business School), London. Before the completion of her doctorate in 2013 she worked in the research departments of Société Générale and Goldman Sachs, while from 2012 to 2014 she was a Research Fellow in the Economics Department of London Business School. Evgenia’s research work has focused on international finance with a focus on commodities, empirical asset pricing and political economy. In addition to teaching and doing research, Evgenia has been involved in policy advice for the Bank of Greece. Her research has been recognised with the 2017 Fondation Banque de France/ILB Young Researcher in Economics Prize.