Seyed Alireza Athari is an Assistant Professor and academic researcher in Finance and Economics who joined USEK Business School in 2024.

He is among the top 2% of research scholars by Stanford university and regularly reviews and publishes empirical articles in the areas of Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, International Finance, Investments, Macroeconomics, and Financial Economics. Besides, he is the editorial board member of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Heliyon Finance, Discover Sustainability, and also a Guest Editor of the Sustainability Journal.

Seyed Alireza has also achieved professional certificates in Investment Appraisal and Risk Analysis and Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst from Queen's University and Corporate Finance Institute- Canada, respectively.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Finance, Eastern Mediterranean University - Cyprus
• MBA in Business Administration, Eastern Mediterranean University - Cyprus
• BE in Electronic Engineering, Islamic Azad University - Central Tehran Branch, Iran