Akash Deep is Associate Professor specializing in finance at Harvard University. A member of the American Finance Association and the Global Association of Risk Professionals, he holds a PhD in Economics and a Master’s in Operations Research from Yale University, New Haven, USA. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. His expertise lies in the areas of financial risk management, infrastructure finance, and the management & regulation of banks & financial institutions, including the Basel II capital accord.

His research has focused on hedging price & currency risk using derivative securities, the design of privatization & project financing structures, and risk management at banks. He has also served as Economist in the regulatory policy and analysis section of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. Akash teaches Financial Investments, Risk Management and Infrastructure Finance in various forums globally. He has led executive development programs at Harvard University, National University of Singapore, Goldman Sachs, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank, amongst others. He has consulted with Governments and private firms in various countries, and his work has been cited in journals and international publications such as the Financial Times and the Boston Globe.

Session Plans:

Sources of Finance: Critique

• Financial Markets: Analysis
• Case: Petrolera Zuata ( Venezuela)
• Risk & Return: Fundamental Review
• Case: Communications Satellite Corporation ( USA)
• Valuation: Tools & Techniques
• Corporate Finance: Primer
• Case: The Privatization of Light ( Brazil)
• Real Options: Global Mechanisms
• Case: Bidding for Antamina ( Peru)
• Case: The Melbourne City Link ( Australia)
• Case: Infosys, Financing a Software Start-up ( India)
• Global Capital Market Operations
• International Security Analysis & Portfolio Management