Alexander A. Vadilyev is an Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Finance within the Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies, and Statistics at the Australian National University (Canberra, Australia). He earned his Ph.D. in Finance and Master of Finance with Distinction from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia), Master of Finance from the New Economic School (Moscow, Russia), and Diploma in International Economics with Excellence from the Far Eastern National University (Vladivostok, Russia). Most of his research focuses on empirical corporate finance, with a particular interest in the interaction between the activities of firms and economy-wide transformations and a focus on international markets. He has published his work in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Critical Finance Review, and Economics Record and presented it at various conferences.

Alexander is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and a full member of the CAIA Association. He is a member of the American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, Financial Management Association, and Financial Research Network Australia. He also has vast experience in the investment management industry, both in Russia and Australia.