Lecturers
Amsterdam Business School Finance Group
Teaching is conducted primarily by the Finance Group faculty of the Amsterdam Business School, one of Europe’s leading university finance departments. The faculty has a strong international focus, with researchers from 14 countries.
One of the key added-value aspects of the programme is its professors. Apart from permanent professors who have solid experience and knowledge, visiting professors who have taught (or are teaching) in prestigious financial programmes in the world also come to Amsterdam. This gives the programme a world-class edge.Paulrich Lawrence Tan, alumnus
Some of our lecturers
Dr. Kevin Curran
Kevin's research examines how business and entrepreneurship can support a sustainable and equitable society, focusing on culture’s role in entrepreneurship and organisational responses to social challenges. His work appears in top journals including the Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Journal of Management Studies. He has advised organisations such as the UN and Social Impact Hub.
Dr. Tomislav Ladika
Tomislav's current research focuses on the growing reliance on intangible assets and human capital across the economy. Particularly how this transition affects corporate investment and employee retention. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2012 and subsequently joined the Finance section at the University of Amsterdam, where he has worked since.
Dr. Esther Eiling
Esther's research focuses on asset pricing, labor and finance, and international finance, with publications in the Journal of Finance, Review of Finance, and Journal of International Money and Finance. She is a member of the Macro Finance Society, the Labor and Finance Group, and the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group at the Becker Friedman Institute. Before joining Amsterdam, she was a faculty member at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and earned her PhD in Finance from Tilburg University.
Dr. Alfred Zerres
Alfred's research focuses on negotiation, business psychology, and consumer behaviour, with publications in leading journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and Academy of Management Review. He earned his PhD in Marketing (summa cum laude) from the University of Münster and has received several academic awards, including the Hendrik Casimir – Karl Ziegler Award.
Drs. Dennis Jullens
Dennis is an experienced lecturer in Corporate Finance, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis and Valuation and has taught at many universities across Europe (INSEAD, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Imperial College London and University of Edinburgh). Next to his teaching activities, Dennis is a co-author of a blog on accounting and valuation called The Footnotes Analyst.
Dr. Burcu Küçükkeles
Burcu completed her PhD studies in management at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Technical University), where she was awarded the ETH Medal for her dissertation. Her research lies in the intersection of strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. In her research, she focuses on the phenomena of technology and societal challenges.
Dr. Razvan Vlahu
Razvan is a finance scholar and lecturer and holds a PhD in Finance. His work centres on banking, financial intermediation, financial stability, regulation, and bank risk‑taking behaviour. Razvan serves as a Principal Economist in the Financial Stability Division of the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). He brings together academic research and real‑world policy/research applications in central banking and systemic stability.