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Professor Danilo V. Mascia

Professor Danilo V. Mascia

Profile

Professor Danilo V. Mascia (IPA: /mæˈʒiːæ/) holds the Chair in Banking and Finance at the University of Leeds. Prior to his professorial appointment, he held academic posts at Leeds as Lecturer and subsequently Associate Professor in Banking and FinTech. Earlier in his career, he was Assistant Professor in Banking at the University of Nottingham.

Research

Professor Mascia’s main research interests include SME Finance, Banking, and Sustainable Finance.

From August 2020 to February 2021, Professor Mascia contributed to the government review of the UK FinTech sector (The Kalifa Review of UK FinTech), which was launched by HM Treasury in July 2020.

He serves as an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Finance (ABS 3*).

Teaching

Professor Mascia has experience teaching banking and finance modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels (including MBA). He currently teaches “International Banking and Finance” at the master’s level, and “Banks and Banking Systems” at the undergraduate level. Previous teaching experience includes: “Bank Risk Measurement and Management”, “Contemporary Issues in Banking”, “Applied Finance”, “Theory of Risk and Insurance”, and “Financial Markets”.

Responsibilities

Professor Mascia currently holds the following roles:

He was the Director of the MSc Banking and International Finance from 2020 to 2024.

Awards

Professor Mascia received the following awards:

  • LUBS Feedback and Assessment Award (2024)
  • LUBS Overall Partnership Award (2022)
  • University-wide Academic Personal Tutor/Supervisor Award (2022)

External Roles

Professor Mascia is an External Examiner for Banking and Finance modules at the University of Birmingham and the University of Bristol.

Responsibilities

  • Deputy Director, PhD Programme
  • Deputy Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance (CASIF)
  • Deputy Director, International Banking Institute

Qualifications

  • PhD Business Administration – Banking track
  • MSc Business Economics – Finance track
  • MSc Economics
  • BSc Economics & Finance

Professional memberships

  • Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy

Research groups and institutes

  • International Banking Institute
  • Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance

Current postgraduate researchers