Thuy DAO

Assistant Professor of Finance ǀ MBA Program Director

Contact

Email: thuy.dao@ipag.fr
Tel : +33 (0)1 40 79 21 07
Campus: Paris

Education

2022: PhD in Economic Science, University of Paris 8, France
2017: Program Grande Ecole, NEOMA Business School, France
2017: MBA, CFVG, Vietnam

Biography
Selected publications
Professional experiences

Thuy DAO is an Assistant Professor of Finance with a strong research focus on Fintech and Green Finance. She holds a Master’s degree (2017) from NEOMA Business School and a Ph.D. in Finance (2022) from the University of Paris 8. Her teaching portfolio includes Financial Controlling, Financial Accounting, and Financial Management.

As Head of the MBA Program at IPAG Business School, she combines academic leadership with a forward-thinking vision for finance education. Drawing on deep expertise in sustainable finance, climate finance, and fintech, she designs and leads a curriculum that equips graduates to meet the evolving demands of the financial industry.

Her academic and professional journey is grounded in a commitment to advancing cutting-edge research and nurturing responsible, impact-driven leaders. Together with the team at IPAG, she is dedicated to shaping a new generation of finance professionals who are prepared to drive innovation and sustainability in global markets.

Lieu L., Dao T., Nguyen T. et Vu T. (2024). Climate Governance and Carbon Risk in the Global Energy Sector: Insights into Corporate Environmental Initiatives. Energy Economics. (ABS3)
Awijen H., Dao T. et Ben Ameur H.(2024). Leveraging BITs and Institutional Quality for Sustainable Development: The Moderating Role of Climate-related Development Finance. Research in International Business and Finance (in R&R). (ABS2)
Dao T. et al. (2025). Understanding Energy Security in Geopolitical Contexts: Insights from Decomposing Energy Diversification Indexes, Energy Economics (in R&R). (ABS3).
Dao T. et al (2025). (Eco-Innovation Strategy in Response to Energy-Related Uncertainty and Geopolitical Risk: Insights from Energy Sector, Energy Economics (in R&R). (ABS3).

Working papers:
Corbet S., Nguyen D. K., Sensoy A. et Dao T. (2025). Risk Transmission in Stable Causality Networks of European Sovereign Debt Markets (targeting The European Journal of Finance, ABS3).
Hussain N. et Dao T. (2025). Task-fintech-fit and Affordance in Supply Chain Finance for Sustainable Supply Chain Performance: Insights from Retailers in Retailers in E-commerce (targeting International Review of Financial Analysis, ABS3).
Dao T. et Awijen H. (2025). Co-movement between Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DeFi assets, and Energy Market (targeting Finance Research Letters, ABS2).

Academic positions:
2024 – to date: Academic Director of MBA Program
2022 – to date: Assistant Professor of Finance

Postgraduate Teaching (2023 – to date)
•   Financing Sustainability 24h – MBA, IPAG Business School (English)
•   Advanced Corporate Finance, 24h – PGE, IPAG Business School (English)
•   Management Accounting (Blended Learning), 24h – MBA, IPAG Business School (English and French)
•   Finance for Manager (Blended Learning), 24h - MBA, IPAG Business School (English and French)
•   Big Data and Data Science, 16h - PGE, IPAG Business School (English)
•   Weekend Challenge, 48h – MBA, IPAG Business School (English and French)

Undergraduate Teaching (2018 - to date)
•   Financial Accounting, 24h, PGE - IPAG Business School (English)
•   Statistics, 24h, PGE - IPAG Business School (English)

Professional Experiences:
2016: Senior Financial Analyst, FPT Retails, Vietnam
2015-2016: Financial Analyst, Acuatico Service Vietnam, Vietnam
2012-2015: Investment Consultant, MB Securities, Vietnam

Project & Fundraising
2020 – 2023: Erasmus+ Project - Training Faculty on Blended Learning (FABLE), € 300 K.
2023-2024: Macroeconomic Implications of Transitions to Low-Carbon Energy in Vietnam, funded by Climate Compatible Growth, £90K