JIHENE EL OUAKDI

Jihene El Ouakdi received her Ph.D in Finance from Laval University in Quebec, Canada. She currently works as an Assistant Professor at the Higher School of Digital Economy in Tunisia. Jihene has taught at several institutions including Laval University, the Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences of Tunis and the Higher Institute of Business Administration of Gafsa. Courses taught include International Finance, Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Financial Management, Financial Mathematics, and others.

Dr. El Ouakdi’s primary research interests cover managerial compensation, corporate governance, strategic change and innovation. Additionally, she was responsible for research and development in the Quebec Ministry of Finance’s Department of Debt Management and Financial Engineering. She has also worked as an external consultant via consulting firms on foreign investment projects for the Canadian International Development Agency. Jihene received her Ph.D. in Finance from Laval University in 2007, an Ms.C in Finance from the Institut Superieur de Gestion de Tunis in 2000, and a B.A. in Finance from HEC Carthage in 1998. During her studies she was awarded a number of academic honors and she has published several research articles on a variety of finance topics.