Biography
Christophe Pérignon is Professor of Finance, Deloitte Professor of AI for Business Innovation, and Associate Dean for Research at HEC Paris, France. He is also Scientific Co-Director of Hi!PARIS, the center on Artificial Intelligence for Science, Business and Society created by Institut Polytechnique de Paris and HEC Paris. Christophe obtained a Ph.D. in Finance from the Swiss Finance Institute and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to joining HEC Paris, he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. His research and teaching focus on the applications and implications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in finance. Christophe published numerous articles in top-five finance journals, top management journals (Management Science), and general-science journals (Science, Nature HB). With Christophe Hurlin, he co-founded cascad, a certification agency verifying the reproducibility of the results displayed in scientific articles. Christophe is also the founder of RAMP-UP, a science-job matching platform for students and professors. He serves as a scientific advisor to several large banks, fintech companies, and AI-focused startups.
Scientific articles
Science, July 2019, vol. 365, n° 6449, pp 127-128, (in coll. with K. GADOUCHE, C. HURLIN, R. SILBERMAN, E. DEBONNEL)
Journal of Banking and Finance, December 2019, vol. 102, pp 215-230, (in coll. with C. HURLIN, S. YEUNG, G. ISELI)
Revue d'Économie Financière, 2019, vol. 135, n° 3, pp 21-50, (in coll. with C. Hurlin)
Journal of Finance, April 2018, vol. 73, n° 2, pp 575-617, (in coll. with D. THESMAR, G. VUILLEMEY)
Review of Finance, July 2017, vol. 21, n° 1, pp 109-152, (in coll. with S. BENOIT, J. E. COLLIARD, C. HURLIN)
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, June 2017, vol. 52, n° 5, pp 2183–2215, (in coll. with J. A. CRUZ LOPEZ, J. H. HARRIS, C. HURLIN)
Review of Financial Studies, June 2017, vol. 30, n° 6, pp 1903-1934, (in coll. with B. VALLEE)
Review of Finance, October 2015, vol. 19, n° 6, pp 2183-2222, (in coll. with S. BENOIT, C. HURLIN)
Journal of Risk and Insurance, June 2013, vol. 80, n° 2, pp 373-400, (in coll. with R. JONES)
Journal of Banking and Finance, October 2013, vol. 37, n° 10, pp 3843-3854, (in coll. with G. COLLETAZ, C. HURLIN)
Books
Chapters in edited books
Proceedings
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2021
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2020
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2019
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2019
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2019
Scientific articles
Journal of Finance, June 2024, vol. 79, n° 3, pp 2339-2390, (in coll. with A. MENKVELD, A. DREBER, F. HOLZMEISTER, J. HUBER, M. JOHANNESSON, M. KIRCHLER, M. RAZEN, U. WEITZEL, J. E. COLLIARD, T. DUEVSKI, T. FOUCAULT, H. LANGLOIS-BERTRAND, I. ROSU, ET AL.)
Harvard Data Science Review, Spring 2024, vol. 6, n° 2,
Journal of Finance, April 2021, vol. 76, n° 2, pp 495-535, (in coll. with M. KACPERCZYK, G. VUILLEMEY)
Review of Financial Studies, December 2021, vol. 34, n° 12, pp 5756-5795, (in coll. with D. ISAKOV, J.-P. WEISSKOPF)
Books
Chapters in edited books
Proceedings
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2025
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2023
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2023
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2022
Education
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Habilitation to conduct research, Université Paris Dauphine - France
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Postdoctoral Studies, UCLA, University of California at Los Angeles - USA
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Ph.D. in Finance, Swiss Finance Institute - Switzerland
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M.A. in Economics and Finance, Université de Genève - Switzerland
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B.A. in Economics, Université de Genève - Switzerland
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2025- Scientific Co-Director of Hi! PARIS Hi! Paris
- 2025- "AI for Business Innovation" Deloitte Chair Holder HEC Paris
- 2018- Professor, Finance HEC Paris
- 2007-2018 Associate Professor HEC Paris
- 2016- Directeur du Laboratoire GREGHEC - UMR CNRS 2959 HEC Paris
- 2016- Associate Dean for Research HEC Paris
- 2012-2014 Deloitte and Société Générale "Energy and Finance" Chair HEC Paris
- 2007- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris
External Academic Responsibilities
- 2003-2007 Assistant Professor of Finance Simon Fraser University
- 2001-2003 Chercheur post doctoral UCLA, University of California at Los Angeles
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Member, French Finance Association
- Member, European Finance Association
- Member, American Finance Association
Editorial activities
Conference organisation
Awards & honors
- 2026 Best AFFI 2026 paper award for the paper "Persistent Anomalies and Nonstandard Sharpe Ratios"