Vasso Ioannidou is a Professor of Finance, Associate Dean Research at Bayes Business School, and a Research Fellow at CEPR (Financial Economics). Vasso’s research interests and expertise are in the areas of financial intermediation, corporate finance, and monetary economics. She holds a PhD in Economics from Boston College, Massachusetts. Vasso’s work has been published in leading Finance and Management journals, including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science, and the Review of Finance and it is regularly presented in leading international conferences. Vasso currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance and is regular visitor and advisor at several policy institutions and central banks around the world.