PhD in Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations Research from Stanford University, USA, MBA (Finance and Accounting) from William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester, NY, USA and BA in Management Science with Computing from the University of Kent in the UK. Lucie Tepla's research interests include portfolio investment, derivatives, term-structure modeling and risk management. Recent publications include: 'Optimal portfolio investment with borrowing and short sale constraints' and 'Optimal Investment with Minimum Performance Constraints'. Lucie Tepla has taught graduate level and executive education classes in Investment Science at Stanford University. She has worked for BZW, Credit Suisse and Cornerstone Research, a litigation-consulting firm.

Portfolio Choice and Risk Management; Credit Risk.

Corporate Financial Policy; Derivatives; Financial Economics; Credit Derivatives; Structured Credit.