Academic Placements of Previous PhD Students

Placements of Former Aalto University, Department of Finance PhD Students

This list includes some former PhD students' first placements after graduation. It does not include all former PhD students.

• Dr. Aleksi Pitkäjärvi defended his PhD dissertation in May 2023 and started at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as an Assistant Professor in fall 2023.
• Dr. Ellapulli Vasudevan defended his PhD dissertation in May 2020. His first placement was at ESCP Paris as an Assistant Professor in 2020 and second placement at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad as an Assistant Professor in 2021.
• Dr. Mikael Paaso defended his PhD disseration in June 2019 and started at Erasmus University Rotterdam as an Assistant Professor in fall 2019.
• Dr. Petra Vokatá defended her PhD disseration in May 2019 and started at the Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University as an Assistant Professor in fall 2019.
• Dr. Markus Sihvonen defended his PhD dissertation in June 2018 and immediately after it started at the Bank of Finland as a Research Economist.
• Dr. Deniz Okat defended his PhD dissertation in May 2016 and started at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as an Assistant Professor in Finance in August 2016.
• Dr. Ville Rantala defended his PhD dissertation in May 2016 and started at University of Miami as an Assistant Professor of Finance in August 2016.
• Dr. Petri Jylhä defended his PhD dissertation in May 2012 and started at Imperial College Business School as an Assistant Professor of Finance in September 2012.
• Dr. Kalle Rinne defended his PhD dissertation in May 2012 and started immediately after it as a Post Doc researcher at the Luxembourg School of Finance.
• Dr. Joni Kokkonen joined the CATÓLICA-LISBON School of Business & Economics as an Assistant Professor of Finance in September 2011.