Academic Experience
Professor
Université Paris Dauphine-PSL
Paris, France
2020-Present
Associate Professor (with Tenure) / Assistant Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, United States
2012-2020
Graduate Lecturer / Research Associate
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
2007-2012
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Finance
Georgia State University
May 2012
Bachelor of Science - Accounting / Computer Science
Oglethorpe University
May 2004
Academic Publications
Meneghetti, C., Williams, R., and Xiao S. (2023)
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 58, pp. 2162-2189.
Fairhurst, D., Williams, R., (2022)
Concurrences – Law and Economics.
Liang, L., Williams, R. and Xiao, S. (2021)
Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 10, pp. 856–894.
Kini, O., Williams, R. and Yin, D. (2021)
Review of Financial Studies, 34, pp. 4701–4744.
Shenoy, J. and Williams, R. (2017)
Journal of Financial Intermediation, 29, pp. 68–80.
Meneghetti, C. and Williams, R. (2017)
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 52, pp. 895–925.
Almeida, H., Hankins, K., and Williams, R. (2017)
Review of Financial Studies, 30, pp. 4179–4215.
Kini, O. and Williams, R. (2012)
Journal of Financial Economics, 103, pp. 350–376.
Academic Working Papers
The microeconomic challenge with renewable energy
2024 ASSA meetings
Collateral, risk, and borrowing capacity
with Panos Markou and Jie Yang
Revise and Resubmit, Review of Corporate Finance Studies
Valuation in two-sided markets.
Media Publications
Williams, R. and Pech, L., (12 July 2021)
Les Echos
Williams, R., Deschamps, A., Comps, A. ( 21 September 2021)
Les Echos
Williams, R. ( 26 November 2021)
Option Finance
Williams, R. (4 September 2023)
Illuminem
Williams, R. (29 September 2023)
Illuminem
Media Interviews
Williams, R., and Yarak, S. (2021)
Le Figaro, television interview.
Lecca, T. (23 February 2023),
Europa Today
Bernau, P. (26 January 2024)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Journal Activity
Refereeing
Journal of Financial Economics
Review of Financial Studies
Review of Finance
Management Science
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Journal of Financial Intermediation
Production and Operations Management
Journal of Corporate Finance
Journal of Banking and Finance
Journal of Empirical Finance
Journal of Financial Research
Annals of Operations Research
Journal of Empirical Finance
European Journal of Finance
Financial Management
Financial Review
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Awards, Fellowships, and Grants
Research
Fellow for The Risk Institute, Fisher College of Business
The Ohio State University, 2019-2020
GARP Best Risk Management Paper Award, 2019
Fellow for the National Center for Middle Market
The Ohio State University, 2017-2019
Nominee for College-wide Kalt Prize for best PhD student placement, 2018
Eller College Small Research Grant
University of Arizona, 2017-18, 2014-15
Global Association of Risk Partners (GARP) research grant, 2014-15
Teaching
Small Class Faculty of the Year Nominee
University of Arizona, 2014-15
Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence
University of Arizona, 2013-14
Scriver Teaching Award – Department of Finance
University of Arizona, 2013-14
Teaching Excellence Award
Georgia State University, 2011-2012
Industry
Award for global arbitration/litigation (France)
Decideurs (2021-2022)
Conference Activity
Program Committees
Northern Finance Association meetings, 2022
Paris December Finance meetings, 2022
Northern Finance Association meetings, 2021
Paris December Finance meetings, 2021
Financial Management Associating meetings, 2021
Midwest Finance Association meetings, Chicago, 2020
Paris December Finance meetings, Paris, 2020
Northern Finance Association meetings, Banff, AB, 2020
Financial Management Association meetings, NYC, 2020
Midwest Finance Association meetings, Chicago, 2020
Paris December Finance meetings, Paris, 2019
Northern Finance Association meetings, Vancouver, BC, 2019
Financial Management Association Meetings, New Orleans, 2019
Midwest Finance Association Meetings, Chicago, 2019
Paris December Finance meetings, Paris, 2018
Northern Finance Association meetings, Charlevoix, Quebec, 2018
Eastern Finance Association meetings, Philadelphia, 2018
Paris December Finance meeting, Paris, 2017
Midwest Finance Association Meetings, Chicago, 2017
European Finance Association meetings, Oslo, Norway, 2016
European Finance Association meetings, Vienna, Austria, 2015
Financial Management Association meetings, Chicago, Illinois, 2013
Session Chair
Paris December Finance meetings, Paris, 2019
Midwest Finance Association Meetings, Chicago, 2019
European Financial Management Association Meetings, Azores, Portugal, 2019
Financial Management Association Meetings, Atlanta, 2012
Selected Conference Presentations
American Economic Association meetings, San Antonio, USA, 2024
British Institute for Energy Economists, Oxford, UK, 2023
International Ruhr Energy Conference, Essen, Germany, 2023.
American Economic Association meetings, Chicago, 2021
Financial Management Association meetings, NYC, 2020
European Finance Association meetings, Helsinki, 2020
Conference on Behavioral Research in Finance, Governance, and Accounting, Germany, 2020
Midwest Finance Association meetings, Chicago, 2020
SFS Cavalcade, Chapel Hill, NC, 2020
ITAM, Mexico City, Mexico, 2019
Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS), Savannah, GA, 2019
Midwest Finance Association, Chicago, 2019
European Financial Management Association Meetings, Azores, Portugal, 2019
Financial Management Association (FMA), San Diego, 2018
Commodity Derivatives Workshop, Oxford, UK, June 2017
AFA Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL, January 2017
Paris December Finance Meeting Eurofidai/AFFI, Paris, France, December 2016
Cambridge FMA Editor Workshop, Cambridge, United Kingdom, June 2016
Commodity Derivatives Workshop, Hannover, Germany, June 2016
FMA-Europe Meetings, Helsinki, Finland, June 2016
Midwest Finance Association meetings, Atlanta, GA, March 2016
EFMA Annual Meetings, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2015
AFA Annual Meetings, Boston, MA, January 2015
Financial Markets and Organization (FOM), USC, Los Angeles, CA, December 2014
11th Paris December Finance Meeting, Paris, France, December 2013
AFA Annual Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 2013
European Finance Association (EFA) meetings, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2011
Discussant
Financial Management Association meetings, New York, 2020
Conference on Behavioral Research in Finance, Governance, and Accounting, Germany, 2020
ISB Summer Research Conference, India, 2020
3rd Dauphine Finance Ph. D. Workshop, Paris, France, 2020
European Financial Management Association Meetings, Azores, Portugal, 2019
Finance Management Association (FMA), San Diego, 2018
Northern Finance Association (NFA) Charlevoix, Quebec, September 2018
Western Finance Association (WFA) San Diego, CA, June 2018
Paris December Finance Meeting Eurofidai/AFFI, Paris, France, December 2017
Paris Financial Management Association, Paris, FR, December 2017
Midwest Finance Association meetings, Chicago, IL March 2017
Paris December Finance Meeting Eurofidai/AFFI, Paris, France, December 2016
Financial Management Association meetings, Las Vegas, NV October 2016
Commodity Derivatives Workshop, Hannover, Germany, June 2016
FMA-Europe Meetings, Helsinki, Finland, June 2016
Midwest Finance Association meetings, Atlanta, GA, March 2016
Financial Management Association meetings, Orlando, FL, October 2015
Northern Finance Association Meetings, Lake Louise, Alberta, September 2015
EFMA Annual Meetings, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2015
Paris December Finance Meeting Eurofidai/AFFI, Paris, France, December 2014
Paris December Finance Meeting Eurofidai/AFFI, Paris, France, December 2013
European Finance Association meetings, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2013
Financial Management Association meetings, Atlanta, GA, 2012
Financial Management Association meetings, New York, NY, 2010
Financial Management Association meetings, Reno, NV, 2009
Policy Presentations
Workshop on Non-Compete Clauses, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 2020
Domestic Security Alliance Council, DSAC, Washington, DC, 2019
PhD Dissertation Committees
Committee Chair
Sirui (David) Yin –Assistant Professor
Miami University (OH) (2018)
Committee Member (Internal)
Douglas (DJ) Fairhurst – Assistant Professor
Washington State University (2014)
Matthew Serfling – Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee (2015)
Shweta Srinivasan – Assistant Professor
SUNY Binghamton (2015)
Mohammad Alkhamis – Assistant Professor
Kuwait University (2016)
Alok Nemani – Assistant Professor
Bentley College (2019)
Ye (Emma) Wang
Stevens Institute of Technology (2020)
Yanguang (Alice) Liu
University of South Dakota (2021)
Committee Member (External)
Panos Markou – Assistant Professor
University of Virginia (2019)
University Service
MBA Faculty Technology Innovation Team
University of Arizona – 2019-2020
Undergraduate Faculty Technology Innovation Team
University of Arizona – 2019-2020
Hiring Committee - Manager of Business Analytics
University of Arizona – 2018-2019
Ad-hoc Academic Appeals Committee – College of Engineering
University of Arizona - 2018
Eller College Advisory Committee (CAC)
University of Arizona, 2015-17
Task Force to design new Accounting Concepts course
University of Arizona, 2015-16
Eller College Outstanding Senior Committee
University of Arizona, 2013, 2015, 2016
Faculty Representative for Warren Buffet Student Trip
University of Arizona, 2013-14
Finance Department Hiring Committee
University of Arizona, 2013-14
Finance Department Seminar Series Organizer
University of Arizona, 2013-14
Designed new course in Financial Modeling
University of Arizona, 2012-13
Seminars and Brownbag Presentations
2011
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Warwick Business School, Coventry, UK
2012
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2013
Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
2014
Vienna University of Economics and Business (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien),Vienna, Austria
2015
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
HEC Paris, Paris, France
2016
ESSEC Business School, Paris, France
Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
ESCP Europe, Paris, France
Université de Lille, Lille, France
Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV
2017
2018
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Université de Lille, Lille, France
2019
ESCP Europe, Paris, France
Université de Lille, Lille, France
Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
2020
ESCP Europe, Paris, France
2022
Université de Lille, Lille, France
Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
2023
Université de Lille, Lille, France
2024
University of Texas – Austin
University of Edinburgh