Associate Professor of Finance
College of Business Administration
Kuwait University

Email: bader.alhashel@ku.edu.kw

Education

• PhD, Business Administration (Major: Finance, Minor: Mathematics), Indiana University - Bloomington, 2012
• Master in Business (Major: Finance), Indiana University - Bloomington, 2011
• MBA (Major: Finance, Minor: Decision Support Models), Indiana University - Bloomington, 2008
• BS, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, Kuwait University, 2005

Professional Experience

• Consultant, National Bureau for Academic Accreditation And Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ), 2018 - Present
• Associate Professor of Finance, Kuwait University, 2018 - Present
• Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics & Political Science, 2017
• Assistant Professor of Finance, Kuwait University, 2012 - 2018
• Consultant, Risk Management, Kuwait Finance House, 2013 - 2014
• TA on Scholarship, Kuwait University, 2006-2012
• Investment Officer, TransOcean Capital, Boston, MA, 2006
• Investment Officer, Gulf Investment House, 2005-2006

Professional Designations

• CFA Chartholder, 2015 – present

Awards & Honors

• Best Young Research in the fields of arts and humanities, Kuwait University, 2017
• Best Teacher Award for Academic Year 2014-2015, Kuwait University
• Awarded two research grants from the Kuwait University Research Sector
• Kuwait University Scholarship for the pursuit of graduate studies in Finance
• Beta Gamma Sigma, Member
• Represented Kuwait in the International Physics Olympiad, 2001
• Dean's List, Kuwait University, 2001-2005
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude and top student in the class of 2005 in the Industrial & Management Systems Engineering with a GPA of 3.90/4.00. Top 5 in the class of 2005 in the College of Engineering & Petroleum.