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El Hefnawy, Menatalla Maher Abdelgeli
PhD: ESADE Business School
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Biography
Menatalla is an Assistant Professor with Tenure in the Department of Finance and Accounting at CUNEF Universidad, accredited by Aneca as "Profesora Contratada Doctora". Her research focuses mainly on empirical asset pricing and investments. She holds a PhD and a Master of Research in Management Sciences from ESADE Business School, as well as a Master in Finance from Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. Menna secured the Extraordinary Doctoral Award from Universitat Ramon Llull for the best PhD dissertation. She is also a recipient of a premier scholarship from Cambridge Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge alongside the highly competitive pre-doctoral FI-DGR research fellowship.
Education
PhD in Management Sciences, ESADE Business School, Universitat Ramon Llull (2020)
Master of Research in Management Sciences, ESADE Business School, Universitat Ramon Llull (2015) and Master of Finance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2014)
Research Interests
Empirical asset pricing and investments
Professional Career
Buy-side Senior Equity Analyst and Assistant Fund Manager, Asset Management Department, HC Securities and Investment, (2011-2012)
Sell-side Equity Analyst, Equity Research Department, HC Securities and Investment (2007-2011)
Investment Banking Intern, Citi Group (2006)
Most relevant publications
Bali, T., Del Viva, L., El Hefnawy, M., & Trigeorgis, L. (2023). The value uncertainty premium. Management Science.
Del Viva, L. & El Hefnawy, M. (2020). Financing decisions: The case of convertible bonds. International Review of Financial Analysis, 67, 101393.
Dumitrescu, A., El Hefnawy, M., & Zakriya, M. (2020). Golden geese or black sheep: Are stakeholders the saviors or saboteurs of financial distress? Finance Research Letters, 37, 101371.