Dr Antoine Awad
Dr. Antoine B. Awad is the Chair of Accounting and Finance in the College of Business at the University of Doha for Science and Technology and an adjunct professor at Swiss School of Management (SSM). Prior to that, Dr. Awad was the Chair of Finance and Accounting at the American University of Science and Technology where he taught undergraduate and post-graduate courses for several years. Dr. Awad earned his B.S. and M.Sc. from the American University of Science and Technology and his Ph.D. in Finance from Kedge Business School. He also holds the “Chartered Financial Analyst” (CFA) and “Certified Management Accountant” (CMA) designation. Dr. Awad has served as an adjunct professor at different universities in the Middle East and Europe.
Dr. Awad has supervised several MSc theses and Ph.D. dissertations; his research interests revolve around finance and accounting with a special focus on FinTech, corporate governance, firm performance/value, and bank risk management. Besides academia, he held consultancy jobs for Asset Management firms in the field of equities and quantitative research in addition to corporate training and prep courses for CFA, CMA, and CPA candidates. Dr. Awad served as a board member in CFA Society Doha between 2021 and 2023 in addition to being an active member in CFA Society Lebanon where he served as a Chair of Education and University Relations between 2018 and 2021.
