Michael Coulon

Michael Coulon is a seasoned finance professional with extensive academic and industry experience. Currently serving as the Director at AlphaOcean since April 2021, Michael has also held the position of Honorary Senior Lecturer in Finance at the University of Sussex since July 2013, where responsibilities include PhD supervision and guest lecturing, in addition to previously serving as a tenured Senior Lecturer in Finance focusing on quantitative finance and commodities. Earlier in their career, Michael was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University, specializing in mathematical finance with a focus on commodity market models. Previous internships at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan in risk management and CDO structuring, respectively, along with a summer internship at airBand Communications, contributed to foundational industry experience. Michael holds a DPhil in Mathematics from the University of Oxford, a Master in Finance from Princeton University, and a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College London.