Raphael Douady

Raphael Douady has a wide range of work experience in the field of finance and academia. Raphael currently serves as a Research Professor at the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne since 2011. Prior to this, they held the role of President at Riskdata Inc. from 1996 onwards and is currently the Chief Research Officer at Datacore Innovations LLC since October 2016.

In addition to their academic and corporate roles, Douady has also worked as a Senior Scientific Advisor at QuantsUnited and served as the Chief of Data Science Committee at Ninety One, both since August 2019. Raphael has a long tenure with CNRS as a Mathematician since September 1983.

Douady's career has also included positions as the Chief Research Officer at NM Fin Tech from September 2019 to December 2021 and as a Senior Consultant at Matrics from May 2018 to September 2019.

Furthermore, Douady has held significant academic roles such as the Frey Chair Professor of Quantitative Finance at Stony Brook University from August 2015 to December 2018. At Stony Brook, they led the Quantitative Finance graduate program and served as the Director of the Center for Finance.

Douady's contributions to academia also extend to being the Academic Director of LabEx ReFi from July 2013 to November 2016. During their tenure, they focused on research, policy papers, and education, particularly in the areas of financial regulation and accounting standards.

Raphael Douady attended Lycée Lakanal, but no specific details about their degree or field of study are provided. Following this, they enrolled in Lycée Louis le Grand, where they completed the Classes préparatoires program in mathematics from 1976 to 1978.

Subsequently, Douady attended Ecole normale supérieure from 1978 to 1983, where they focused on Mathematics.

In 1980, Douady joined Université Paris Cité to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mathematics, which they completed in 1982.