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Didier Cossin | |
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| Born | September 19, 1964 |
| Education | Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ENS (Paris), EHESS-ENSAE (Paris), Sorbonne University |
| Occupation(s) | Investor, Author, Professor |
| Parent(s) | Michel Cossin (Father), Janine Cossin (Mother) |
Didier Cossin (born September 19, 1964) is a Swiss-French investor, author, and professor. He is serving as the professor of governance and director at IMD Global Board Center [1] [2] and author of High Performance Boards: A Practical Guide to Improving and Energizing Your Governance. [3] [4] [5] He also holds the UBS Chair in Banking and Finance.
Cossin received Master's in Social Sciences from ENS Paris and a Master's in Economics from the Sorbonne University. [6] He earned an MPhil in Mathematical Economics from EHESS-ENSAE and a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University. [7]
Cossin has served as an advisor and executive educator to various organizations, including the United Nations, European Central Bank, World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the International Olympic Committee. [8] [6] He has also worked with sovereign wealth funds and state investors such as the Public Investment Fund (PIF) in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding (ADQ), and Temasek in Singapore. [8] [6]
Cossin provides governance advisory services to the Red Cross and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). [8] [6] He currently holds the position of Senior Advisor in Governance to UNICEF and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). [8] [6]
Before his tenure at IMD, Cossin worked for Goldman Sachs (London, UK) and pharmaceutical company Roussel-Uclaf (Tokyo, Japan). He has taught at Harvard University, where he obtained two Derek Bok Awards for excellence in teaching. [6] [7] In the late 1990s, Cossin chaired Harvard University’s Department of Management and became the director of its Institute of Banking & Financial Management and PhD in Management. [6]
Cossin received Derek Bok awards for excellence in teaching from Harvard University in 1988 and 1989. [6]
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Advanced Credit Risk Analysis. ISBN 978-0471987239
Optimal Control of Credit Risk (Advances in Computational Management Science, 3). ISBN 978-0792379386
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(2020). Governance Challenges around the World. 20-27. 10.1002/9781119615705.ch2.