Prof. Dr. Ryan Riordan
Head of Institute
Institute for Financial Innovation & Technology
Sprechstunde:
Mittwoch 12:00 - 13:00
Postanschrift:
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München

Head of Institute
Institute for Financial Innovation & Technology
Sprechstunde:
Mittwoch 12:00 - 13:00
Postanschrift:
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München
Academic Experience
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Full Professor 2022 - Present
Queen’s University, Smith School of Business
Full Professor, as of July 2021
Associate Professor, July 2016-June 2021
- Program Director Master of Financial Innovation and Technology, January 2020-Present
- Research Director for the Institute for Sustainable Finance, July 2019
Assistant Professor, July 2014-June 2016
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Assistant Professor, July 2012-June 2015
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Faculty of Economics and Business Engineering
W2 - Professor of Financial Market Innovation, June 2010 - June 2012
Post-Doctoral Researcher, September 2009 - May 2010
Education
Dr. in Business, Karlsruhe Institutue of Technology (KIT), 2009 (summa cum laude).
Dissertation: The Economics of Algorithmic Trading.
M.B.A. Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2005.
Bachelor of Commerce, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2004
Select Industry Experience
HSBC Trinkaus, Dusseldorf, Germany September 2005 - May 2006
-Trader in Equity Derivatives Products
-Risk - Manager
Export Development Canada, Ottawa, Canada May 2004 - August 2004
Summer Student - Assistant Portfolio Manager
Predictive Systems AG, Neu-Isenburg, Germany November 1999 - August 2003
-Senior IT-Consultant
Other Employment
HSBC Trinkhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany 2005 Sept. - 2006 May
-Risk - Manager 2005 Sept. - 2005 Dec.
-Traader in Equity Derivatives Products 2006 Jan. - 2006 May.
Export Development Canada, Ottava, ON, 2003 May - 2003 Aug.
-Summer Student - Assistant Portfolio Manager.
Awards & Fellowships
Teaching
Queen´s School of Business
Winter Semester 2020 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2019 - (Ph. D.) Topics in Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2019 - (B. Comm. X 2) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Winter-Semester 2019 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technolgy and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (M.B.A.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (B. Comm.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2018 - (M.B.A.) Advanced Portfolio Management.
Winter Semester 2017 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2016 - (M.B.A.) Investments.
Fall Semester 2016 - (Ph. D.) Capital Merkets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2015 - (M.B.A.) Investments.
Fall Semester 2015 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2014 - (B. Comm.) Investments and Portfolio Management.
Fall Semester 2014 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Queen´s School of Business
Winter Semester 2020 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2019 - (Ph. D.) Topics in Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2019 - (B. Comm. X 2) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Winter-Semester 2019 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technolgy and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (M.B.A.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (B. Comm.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2018 - (M.B.A.) Advanced Portfolio Management.
Winter Semester 2017 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2016 - (M.B.A.) Investments.
Fall Semester 2016 - (Ph. D.) Capital Merkets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2015 - (M.B.A.) Investments.
Fall Semester 2015 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2014 - (B. Comm.) Investments and Portfolio Management.
Fall Semester 2014 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Queen´s School of Business
Winter Semester 2020 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2019 - (Ph. D.) Topics in Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2019 - (B. Comm. X 2) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Winter-Semester 2019 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technolgy and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (M.B.A.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (B. Comm.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2018 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2018 - (M.B.A.) Advanced Portfolio Management.
Winter Semester 2017 - (M.Fin.) Financial Technology and Innovation.
Fall Semester 2016 - (M.B.A.) Investments.
Fall Semester 2016 - (Ph. D.) Capital Merkets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2015 - (M.B.A.) Investments.
Fall Semester 2015 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Fall Semester 2014 - (B. Comm.) Investments and Portfolio Management.
Fall Semester 2014 - (Ph. D.) Capital Markets: Theory and Empirics.
Academic Experience
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Full Professor 2022 - Present
Queen’s University, Smith School of Business
Full Professor, as of July 2021
Associate Professor, July 2016-June 2021
- Program Director Master of Financial Innovation and Technology, January 2020-Present
- Research Director for the Institute for Sustainable Finance, July 2019
Assistant Professor, July 2014-June 2016
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Assistant Professor, July 2012-June 2015
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Faculty of Economics and Business Engineering
W2 - Professor of Financial Market Innovation, June 2010 - June 2012
Post-Doctoral Researcher, September 2009 - May 2010
Education
Dr. in Business, Karlsruhe Institutue of Technology (KIT), 2009 (summa cum laude).
Dissertation: The Economics of Algorithmic Trading.
M.B.A. Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2005.
Bachelor of Commerce, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, 2004
Select Industry Experience
HSBC Trinkaus, Dusseldorf, Germany September 2005 - May 2006
-Trader in Equity Derivatives Products
-Risk - Manager
Export Development Canada, Ottawa, Canada May 2004 - August 2004
Summer Student - Assistant Portfolio Manager
Predictive Systems AG, Neu-Isenburg, Germany November 1999 - August 2003
-Senior IT-Consultant
Other Employment
HSBC Trinkhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany 2005 Sept. - 2006 May
-Risk - Manager 2005 Sept. - 2005 Dec.
-Traader in Equity Derivatives Products 2006 Jan. - 2006 May.
Export Development Canada, Ottava, ON, 2003 May - 2003 Aug.
-Summer Student - Assistant Portfolio Manager.